KM351 (Late Hellenistic-Early Roman Ephesian Fine Gray-Ware Platter) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Ephesian Fine Gray Ware

Comparanda

cf. EphesosIX.2.2, pp. 78–79, 82, no. F 8, pl. 94 (V. Mitsopoulos-Leon; Basilika am Staatsmarkt)

Comparanda

cf. EphesosIX.3, pp. 39–41, nos. K 120, K 121, pl. 13 (R. Meriç; Schachtbrunnen am Staatsmarkt)

Description

Platter. Rectangular. Flat, very smooth, top surface; flat, unfinished underside. Narrow, raised, rounded rim forms upper outer edge.

Fabric, firing, surface

Fabric: 10YR 6/1, gray. Slip: 10Y 3/1, very dark greenish gray. Hard, smooth, fine fabric with frequent mica and rare, spherical, moderately sorted, white inclu-sions. Smooth, shiny, somewhat soapy slip.

Preservation description

Two joining fragments broken on two sides. Slight, sparse encrustation.

Published as

MorisonRife2022, pp. 591, 646, 647, no. 63, fig. 17.12

Preserved length

0.062

Preserved width

0.051

Rim Height

0.006

Chronology comment

Mid-1st century BCE-mid-1st century CE

Explanation of deposition

Represents Early Roman use of Building B3.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRB0913-008

Location in unit

Middle to lower fill beneath floor of south chamber of Octagon.

Drawing

Photograph