KTH2781 (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. Blocky rim with raised, slightly rounded upper face, convex outer face, and flat lower face with high offset. Straight upper wall.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Slightly granular red fabric with rare, tiny lime specks. Thick, smoothed slip on interior with turning bands; thinner on exterior.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 8% of rim and small part of upper wall. Slight, extensive abrasion and chipping around edges; slight but extensive patches to film of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.018
Estimated rim diameter
0.3
Wall thickness
0.0068
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph