KP353 (African Red-Slip Vessel Stamp) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
African Red Slip with Stamped Decoration
Typological identification
Unclassified African Red Slip
Description
Stamp: hindquarters and torso of bull striding or rearing right. Second stamped figure, uncertain (fish?), below to left. Style E(ii), similar to types 162 (bull) and perhaps 177 (fish; LRP pp. 221–222, 226, 253, 255, fig. 48).
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 2.5YR 6/6, light red. Slip: 10R 6/8, light red. Material typical for ware.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves small part of base, including part of stamp on floor. Moderate abrasion; slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 594, 665, 666, no. 118, fig. 17.21
Preserved length
0.04
Preserved width
0.034
Chronology comment
Dated 6th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Photograph