KP272 (Late Roman Globular Pitcher) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Description
Flat to slightly concave base with off-center string lines. Globular body with maximum diameter at midpoint, corrugated from lower body to shoulder. Two handles attach to body just above maximum diameter.
Fabric, firing, surface
2.5YR 5/6, red. Hard, smooth, fine fabric with few, very small, subrounded, white inclusions. Thin, uneven wash same color as fabric.
Preservation comment
Two large, nonjoining fragments preserve entire base and small part of lower body (a) and large part of the upper body and shoulder (b). Slight erosion of surface; slight, sparse encrustation. Black speckling near base.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 696, 697, no. 181, fig. 17.43
Base Diameter
0.062
Body diameter
0.126
Preserved height
0.111
Chronology comment
Dated Late Roman by type and late 5th-early 6th century by context.
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph