KTH2785 (African Red-Slip Hayes Form 105) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Comment
Originally in KTH0188 bag, nonjoining sherd.
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
African Red-Slip Hayes Form 105
Description
Plate. Low ring foot, sloping interior and exterior faces, with ridge at articulation of foot and lower wall. Flaring straight lower wall. Slight chamfer on floor just outside circumference of base.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Slightly granular, pale red, fabric with occasional, small, lime inclusions. Despite weathering, pale orangish to brownish red slip appears thin and matte on interior; exterior likely thinner.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 15% of base and adjacent lower wall. Slight, extensive abrasion and flaking around edge; somewhat worn breaks; extensive, rough encrusttion on all surfaces.
Estimated base diameter
0.15
Preserved height
0.0384
Wall thickness
0.0078
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
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