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 (calcarous) inclusions. Thin, semimatte slip on all surfaces, reddish orange, 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.
