KP178 (Early Roman Piriform Unguentarium) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Early Roman Terracotta Unguentarium

Description

Short, conical neck. Flaring rim with thin, rounded lip.

Fabric, firing, surface

2.5Y 5/1, gray. Somewhat hard, smooth, medium-fine fabric with common, very small, rounded, white inclusions.

Preservation description

One large fragment preserves 50% of shoulder, neck, and rim. Slight chipping; worn breaks; slight, extensive patches of encrustation.

Published as

MorisonRife2022, pp. 600, 678, no. 150, fig. 17.28

Preserved height

0.041

Estimated rim diameter

0.025

Chronology comment

Mid-1st century CE

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Photograph