KP245 (Early-Middle Roman Casserole) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Casserole
Comparanda
cf. Sackett1992a, pp. 173, 202, no. C1.94, pl. 148 (Unexplored Mansion, Knossos, mid-1st century CE).
Description
Round bottom. Sharp carination to flaring upper wall. Plain, rounded lip. KP244 is matching lid.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric (core): 7.5YR 5/4, brown; (surfaces): 5YR 5/6, yellowish red. Hard, gritty fabric with common, poorly sorted, very small, white (calcareous, rarely acicular), gray, and brown inclusions.
Preservation comment
16 joining fragments preserve ca. 66% of floor, body and rim. Slight abrasion.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 605, 711, 712, no. 215, fig. 17.53
Preserved height
0.044
Preserved length
0.086
Preserved width
0.054
Estimated rim diameter
0.175
Chronology comment
Dated 1st-3rd century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph