KP190 (Middle Roman Regional Vertical-Rim Cooking Pot) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
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 description
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
Late 2nd-late 3rd 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
Photograph