KTH2720 (Late Roman Regional Basin) [permalink] [show more links]
Comment
KTHPUBCAT
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Description
Shallow basin. Heavy everted rim, “dropping,“ rounded to knobby outer face, flat upper face, sharp lip at joint of upper and inner faces, and slight indentation on inner face just below lip. Neck constricts before rounding outward to body. Distinct tooling marks on neck.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Slightly granular, hard, consistently fired fabric has light red core and is light brown towards surface; frequent, poorly sorted, small, light, angular inclusions; rare, medium, angular, white (calcareous) inclusions; other tiny bits. All surfaces pale brown; numerous voids on exterior. Southern Argolid fabric. Exterior and top of rim have light brush marks.
Label or tag text
THR14-001 | KE 13-6-14
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves 18% of rim and small part of neck. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and pitting; somewhat clean breaks; somewhat thick, wide patches of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.032
Estimated rim diameter
0.35
Wall thickness
0.0096
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH2720 (Late Roman Regional Basin).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2720>