Form and material for this ware favor a Late Roman date: 4th-5th cs.
Description
Bowl or large dish. Wide, low, square, 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.
