KTH2604 (Corinthian Sigillata Imitation Plate) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-86
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Regional Sigillata
Typological identification
Unclassified Italian Sigillata
Typological identification comment
Imit. ESA Hayes 30 (first half 1st century CE)
Typological identification comment
Imit. Italian Sigillata Conspectus 2.3 (early Augustan)
Description
Plate. Sloping floor. Tall, flaring, slightly concave rim marked below by triangular flange; sharp, triangular lip with groove on interior face.
Description
Somewhat fine, hard, consistently fired, reddish yellow fabric with granular break. Very rare, small to medium, poorly sorted, subrounded, red and gray rocky inclusions; very rare, large, rounded, reddish gray pebbles; rare, small, subangular, well sorted, white (calcareous) inclusions. Thin, semimatte slip on all surfaces, brown with tinge of red, evenly applied but peeling frequently in small flakes. Fine brush marks. Regional.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 8% of the rim and small part of body. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion and scratching around rim; work breaks; large, thin patches of encrustation on slipped surfaces.
Preserved height
0.045
Estimated rim diameter
0.27
Wall thickness
0.0092-0.0110
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH2604 (Corinthian Sigillata Imitation Plate).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2604>