Howland Type 23D=Broneer Type VI=Scheibler Typ DS 2
Description
Flat discus with wide central filling hole and single deep groove near outer rim. Mostly vertical to slightly convex wall curving toward base. Thick wall. Wheelmade.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Pale buff early Corinthian fabric: near 7.5YR 8/4 (pink). Slip: near 5YR 3/1 (very dark gray). Fine, somewhat soft fabric, consistently fired, with rare very small, subrounded white inclusions and very small, rare, spherical voids. Cf. KTH2627. Semiglossy, thin but flakey slip, brownish gray, on exterior and interior.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves roughly one quarter to one third of discus, shoulder, and one wall. Slight, extensive abrasion, pitting, and scoring.
