KP222 (Early Roman Brazier or “Firestand“) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Firestand or Brazier
Description
Semicircular(?), vertical wall with thickened, flat lip and rounded, thickened front edge; broad lug at upper front corner projects upward to support pot.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 10R 6/8, light red; (thin surface): 5YR 4/1, dark gray. Hard, medium coarse fabric with common, large mica, common, poorly sorted, spherical, white inclusions, few, poorly sorted, spherical, gray inclusions, and rare, small, red specks. Imported?
Preservation description
One fragment preserves most of upper front right corner, broken at top, and small part of wall. Moderate, somewhat frequent erosion and abrasion with minor chipping; worn breaks; slight to moderate patches of encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 608, 724-725, no. 242, fig. 17.60
Height
0.073
Preserved length
0.056
Preserved width
0.049
Chronology comment
Early Roman
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.
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRA0804-007
Location in unit
Along upper/west face of Wall A1.
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph