KTH2780 (African Red-Slip Hayes Form 105) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Comment
Originally in KTH0185 bag, nonjoining sherd
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
African Red-Slip Hayes Form 105
Typological identification comment
Bonifay2004 Sigillée type 57 variante A (late 6th-first half 7th cs.)
Description
Large plate. Somewhat light rim with slightly raised, somewhat flat upper face, convex outer face, and somewhat flat lower face sharply offset, almost hooked. Straight upper wall.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Slightly granular red fabric with uncommon to rare, light, small, subrounded, lime inclusions. Smoothed slip on interior with fine brush marks, thinner and less smoothed on exterior.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 15% of rim and small part of upper wall. Slight, extensive abrasion; worn breaks; slight, extensive film and etching of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.022
Estimated rim diameter
0.31
Wall thickness
0.0082
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph