KP120 (Early-Middle Roman Casserole) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Casserole
Comparanda
cf. MartyPeppers1979, pp. 88, 240–241, 406, 468, no. C272, figs. 59:a, 121:f (East Field, Isthmia)
Description
Slightly convex body. Flaring, thickened rim with tapering lip, almost pointed; small, triangular flange on interior. Lug handle with piecrust, triangular in section, applied just below lip. Scorching on piecrust from use?
Fabric, firing, surface
2.5YR 4/8, red. Hard, slightly coarse fabric with common, very small, rounded, white inclusions and few black inclusions.
Preservation comment
One small fragment preserves <25% of rim. Slight erosion and chipping along breaks; slight patches of encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 605, 711-712, no. 214, fig. 17.53
Preserved height
0.033
Preserved width
0.068
Estimated rim diameter
0.026
Chronology comment
Dated 2nd-3rd century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph