KP253 (African Red-Slip Hayes Form 58A) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Comment

J. Rife (2024) corrected the classification from 58B to 58A.

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

African Red-Slip Hayes Form 58A

Comparanda

cf. AgoraXXXII, pp. 76, 223, nos. 1049, 1050, fig. 32 (J. W. Hayes; contexts: early 4th century)

Comparanda

cf. WilliamsZervos1984, pp. 93–94, fig. 7:2–4 (possibly later form; east of Theater, Corinth, dated second half 4th century)

Description

Bowl. Thin walled. Wide mouth with narrow, horizontal rim, slightly thickened, grooved on upper face.

Fabric, firing, surface

Fabric: 2.5YR 5/6, red. Slip: 2.5YR 6/8, light red. Somewhat granular clay; smoothed surfaces. Thin, semilustrous slip on interior and upper exterior.

Preservation comment

One large fragment preserves <25% of middle to upper body and rim, including profile almost to base. Slight, sparse encrustation.

Published as

MorisonRife2022, pp. 662, 663, no. 110, fig. 17.20 (Hayes Form 50B)

Preserved height

0.037

Preserved length

0.062

Preserved width

0.029

Estimated rim diameter

0.34

Chronology comment

Dated early 4th century.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Photograph