KP154 (Late Roman Pitcher) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda
sim. AgoraV, p. 117, no. M 360, pl. 33 (but gouging; H. S. Robinson)
Description
Globular body. Lower body knife-trimmed and middle to upper body corrugated. Short neck tapering to outward-thickened, rounded rim. Lentoid strap handle with sliced edge and splayed lower attachment.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 5YR 6/6, reddish yellow, but uneven firing. Slip: 5YR 5/6, yellowish red. Hard, smooth, fine fabric with few to rare golden mica and few, small, spherical, white inclusions. Thin, uneven wash and variable firing. Flaring false ring foot with bevel on outer face; tooled bottom. Trimming marks.
Preservation comment
Almost intact, but missing large part of upper body and shoulder and >50% of rim. Slight chipping; moderate, extensive encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 601, 694-695, no. 177, fig. 17.41
Base Diameter
0.058
Body diameter
0.104
Height
0.152
Rim diameter
0.048
Chronology comment
Dated early-mid-6th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph