KP193 (Forlimpopoli C Amphora) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Forlimpopoli Amphora
Description
Body tapers downward. Flat base with rounded edge.
Fabric, firing, surface
2.5YR 5/8, red. Hard, fine fabric with common mica and few, very small, rounded, white inclusions.
Preservation description
One large fragment preserves <25% of base and ca. 33% of lower body. Possibly nonjoining sherd from same vessel as KP225a. Slight to moderate, extensive encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 604, 705-706, no. 200, fig. 17.50
Base Diameter
0.095
Preserved height
0.186
Preserved length
0.219
Preserved width
0.139
Chronology comment
Late 1st–late 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