KTH2719 (Phocaean Red-Slip Dish or Bowl) [permalink] [show more links]
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Phocaean Red-Slip Hayes 3
Typological identification comment
Cf. early Hayes Form 3
Typological identification comment
Form and material for this ware favor a Late Roman date: 4th-5th cs.
Description
Bowl or dish. Low, false ring foot. Flaring lower wall. Distinctive band on outer face of foot formed by flat tool.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Pale red fabric; fine, hard, smooth breaking, with uncommon, small, subrounded, lime inclusions. Thin, even, semimatte slip, slightly shiny and smooth, orangish red, over interior and exterior surfaces. Classic LRC fabric.
Label or tag text
THR 14-002 | 17-6-14
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 15% of base with small part of adjacent floor and lower wall. Sparse, slight pitting and minor chipping around edges; slightly worn breaks; very rare, thin encrustation.
Estimated base diameter
0.12
Preserved height
0.0146
Wall thickness
0.0063
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH2719 (Phocaean Red-Slip Dish or Bowl).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2719>