KP183 (Early Roman Imported Frying Pan) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Frying Pan
Comparanda
cf. CorinthXVIII.2, pp. 73, 78–79, no. 163, fig. 16 (K. W. Slane; Demeter and Kore)
Description
Flat base. Flaring, slightly concave wall. Outward-thickened rim with squared lip.
Fabric, firing, surface
2.5YR 6/8, light red. Hard, gritty fabric with rare mica, frequent, angular, white inclusions, and common, subrounded, gray rocky inclusions. Imported.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves <25% of base, body, and rim, including full profile. Slight abrasion; slight, extensive encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 604, 707-709, no. 206, fig. 17.51
Preserved height
0.036
Preserved length
0.087
Preserved width
0.048
Estimated rim diameter
0.26
Chronology comment
Dated early 2nd century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph