KP232 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Pitcher) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Pitcher or Jug
Comparanda
cf. OikonomouLaniado2003, pp. 41–42, 48, no. 64, 65, figs, 86, 87 (Argos)
Description
Flat base with roughly finished edges. Globular body, lightly corrugated across surface. Cylindrical neck, offset from shoulder. Everted rim with rounded lip. Lower handle attaches to body just above maximum diameter.
Fabric, firing, surface
7.5 YR 7/4, pink. Hard, smooth, fine fabric with few golden mica and few, very small, rounded, white, tan, and red inclusions.
Preservation description
Six joining fragments preserve most of vessel but missing small part of neck, rim, and handle. Slight, extensive encrustation. Cloud of black speckling.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 601, 689-690, no. 168, fig. 17.37
Base Diameter
0.071
Body diameter
0.144
Height
0.186
Rim diameter
0.081
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph