Narrow, sharp joining ridge with excess clay that folds under and slight webbing between shoulder and handle. Handle misaligned at seam. Details are blurry from worn mold.
Base: cf. KerameikosXVI, p. 279, no. 4506, pl. 76 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda
Top: sim. AgoraVII, p. 155, nos. 1960–1967, pl. 32 (J. Perlzweig)
Comparanda
Top: sim. CorinthXVII, 83, no. 140, pl. 35:b (J. Biers; Corinthian; Great Bath)
Comparanda
Top: sim. Karivieri1996, p. 224, no. 209, pl. 18 (mid-late 5th century)=KerameikosXVI, p. 279, no. 4508, pl. 76 (B. Böttger)
Comparanda
Top: sim. KerameikosXVI, p. 280, no. 4510, pl. 76 (B. Böttger)
Description
Tear-shaped(?) outline. Circular, concave discus has rosette with 16–18(?) concave, rounded petals and one small hole upper right. Sloping shoulder has herringbone in low relief. Unevenly pierced handle with two grooves above; lower handle has flanking grooves and ears. Flat base has two almond-shaped grooves, slightly off-center, around incuse design of cross with crosshatched arms surrounded by single circles.
Fabric, firing, surface
5YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Hard, medium fine fabric with smooth break; sparse, spherical to subrounded voids. Unglazed. Attic.
Preservation description
One large fragment preserves ca. 33% of discus, shoulder, and base, and most of handle. Slight to moderate, somewhat extensive abrasion with chipping across handle; worn breaks; frequent patches of encrustation.
