KP155 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Cylindrical Lekythos) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Comparanda
sim. OikonomouLaniado2003, p. 47, no. 17, fig. 77 (Argos)
Description
Flat, string-cut base, slightly beveled on exterior. Cylindrical body tapering to well-defined, slightly concave shoulder below midpoint. Narrow, tall, cylindrical neck curves out to offset, flaring rim with flat lip. Oval handle attaches to upper edge of shoulder and rim just below lip; crudely applied, bending to one side.
Fabric, firing, surface
5YR 5/8, yellowish red. Somewhat hard, smooth, fine fabric with few to rare mica and common, small, rounded, white (lime) inclusions; frequent small voids at surface.
Preservation description
Intact. Very slight abrasion and pitting; very slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 600-601, 681, 682, no. 154, pl. 17.31
Base Diameter
0.062
Body diameter
0.061
Height
0.142
Rim diameter
0.045
Associated with Burial Context
Koutsongila Grave 44
Chronology comment
Mid-6th-early 7th century
Explanation of deposition
Funerary offering with the burial of adult 44C.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus G44-002
Location in unit
Lower fill inside cist along south central wall, beneath KP153 and just south of right hip of 44C.
Drawing
Photograph
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