sim. e.g. Katsioti2017, pp. 444, 455, nos. S 37, S 67 (Rhodes, origin identified as Ephesos, dated “end of the 6th century-650”), p. 536, no. Un 69 (Rhodes, dated 6th century)
Description
Triangular handle shield that tapers to narrow attachment with shoulder. Front has simple impressed palmette design of single circle at base of stem and five fronds per side. Back is mostly plain but shows tops of two crescent grooves (“fishtail”) near base. Dodecanesian or southwestern Asia Minor.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 5YR 8/4, pink. Slip: 5YR 5/6, yellowish red. Somewhat hard, fine fabric with smooth break; very rare, very small, angular, white (lime) inclusions; very small to small, subrounded to angular voids; faintly golden micaceous. Thin, even, semilustrous slip preserved over much of surface. Eastern Aegean.
Preservation description
One large fragment preserves entire handle shield and shallow attachment to shoulder. Slight, sparse abrasion with minor pitting and scoring; somewhat worn breaks; rare traces of encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 803-804, 899-900, no. 480, fig. 19.55
