cf. Grace1973, pp. 196-198, nos. 15, 16, figs. 8, 9 (Athenian Agora, second quarter-late 1st century CE)
Comparanda
cf. MartyPeppers1979, pp. 200-201, 385, no. A190, fig. 38:e (Group A, Tower 14/Long Wall, Isthmia, second quarter-late 1st century CE; also Marty1993, pp. 117-121: Group I, context: third quarter 1st century)
Conservation
2012 (June 5-7): chemical cleaning with 10% solution of hydrochloric acid in water; surface mechanically cleaned with cotton swab and scalpel; surface stabilized with acrylic resin Paraloid B-72 in 2.5% acetone solution; mended with two-component Araldite epoxy adhesive (Argiro Tsigri).
Description
Solid spike toe. Ovoid body with maximum diameter at rounded shoulder. Cylindrical to conical neck up to rolled rim. Spined, oval handles attach to shoulder and just below rim but swing up above rim.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 5YR 7/8, reddish yellow. Hard, smooth, fine fabric with common to few, poorly sorted, subrounded, white, red, and gray inclusions. Thin, even wash slightly more pink than fabric.
Preservation description
One large fragment (a) preserves most of toe, and three additional joining fragments (b) preserve entire upper half of body and shoulder, neck, rim and handles. Very slight, sparse abrasion and pitting; slightly worn breaks; rare specks of encrustation. Circular patch of gray ash stain on upper body.
