KP261 (Athenian Gouged-Ware Jug) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Athenian Late Roman Gouged Ware
Comparanda
cf. AgoraV, p. 111, nos. M 292, M 293, pl. 30 (H. S. Robinson)
Description
Pitcher with globular body. Two narrow grooves define articulation of body and neck. Corrugated; irregularly spaced diagonal gouges.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 5YR 6/4, light reddish brown. Slip: 2.5YR 5/6, red. Somewhat soft, medium fine fabric with common mica and common, very small, spherical, white inclusions. Thin, even, dull slip preserved in grooves. Attic.
Preservation description
One large fragment preserves part of body just below neck. Moderate erosion and abrasion; slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 672, 673, no. 135, fig. 17.24
Estimated body diameter
0.11
Preserved height
0.065
Preserved length
0.072
Preserved width
0.089
Chronology comment
5th-early 6th century
Explanation of deposition
Represents Late Roman use of area.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRB0911-005
Location in unit
Late Roman colluvium on ground north of Octagon, central to south trench.
Drawing
Photograph
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