KP190 (Middle Roman Regional Vertical-Rim Cooking Pot) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Early-Middle Roman Cooking Pot

Comparanda

cf. CorinthXVIII.2, pp. 76, 83–84, no. 177, fig. 19, pl. 10 (Demeter and Kore, second half 3rd century?)

Comparanda

cf. MartyPeppers1979, pp.  89–90, 249–250, 283–284, 412, 433, 487, nos. D285, I323, I324, figs. 86:a, b, 123:a (Tower 10/Loukos Field, Isthmia, 3rd century)

Comparanda

cf. WilliamsZervos1983, p. 21, no. 59, fig. 11 (east of Theater, Corinth, second half 2nd century)

Description

Rounded body. Vertical rim, slightly concave on interior, with inward-thickened, rounded lip. Spined handle, oval in section, attaches to upper body and rim.

Fabric, firing, surface

Fabric (interior): 2.5YR 5/6, red; (exterior): 7.5YR 4/2, brown. Regional cooking fabric.

Preservation comment

Six joining fragments preserve ca. 25% of upper body and rim and one entire handle. Slight chipping along breaks.

Published as

MorisonRife2022, pp. 605-606, 714, 715, no. 221, fig. 17.55

Preserved height

0.09

Preserved length

0.111

Preserved width

0.097

Estimated rim diameter

0.17

Chronology comment

Dated late 2nd-late 3rd century.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Photograph

Photograph

Photograph