KP169 (Pontic Sigillata Zhuravlev Form 3) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Pontic Sigillata Zhuravlev Form 3
Comparanda
cf. Zhuravlev2010, pp. 44-45, e.g., no. 94, pl. 15 (type 3.1.1; southwest Crimea)
Description
Shallow dish. Flaring body; vertical to slightly concave rim with rounded, outwardly thickened lip.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 5YR 5/8, reddish yellow. Slip: 5YR 5/8, yellowish red. Somewhat hard, fine fabric with rare mica and very rare, small, rounded, white and black inclusions.
Preservation description
One fragment preserves <25% of rim. Slight abrasion; slight patch of encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 591, 647-648, no. 65, fig. 17.12
Preserved height
0.023
Preserved length
0.041
Preserved width
0.032
Estimated rim diameter
0.115
Chronology comment
Second half 1st-early 2nd century
Explanation of deposition
In mass of Roman sherds and other debris against upper/west face of Wall A1, where they accumulated with downslope movement and/or with disposal by users of adjacent passageway.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRA0804-007
Location in unit
Along upper/west face of Wall A1.
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph