KP398 (Middle-Late Roman Regional Basin) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Basin, Bin, Pail, or Tub
Comparanda
cf. AgoraV, p. 66, nos. K 78, K 79, pl. 13 (H. S. Robinson; mid-3rd century)
Comparanda
cf. Clement1972, p. 165, pl. 131:c=MartyPeppers1979, pp. 305, 471, no. Q347, fig. 124:h (more rounded interior rim than KP398; Northeast Gate, Isthmia, late 4th–beginning 5th century)
Comparanda
cf. Slane1994, pp. 146, 149, no. 58, pl. 34 (Peribolos of Apollo, Corinth; beginning 4th century)
Description
Thin, even, dull slip is worn. Vertical body, corrugated. Broad, flaring rim. Slip on interior and over top to outer face of rim.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 7.5YR 8/6, reddish yellow. Slip: 2.5YR 6/6, light red, to 5YR 6/8, reddish yellow. Somewhat soft, somewhat smooth, gritty fabric with uncommon to frequent golden mica, common to few small, white (calcareous) inclusions and very small gray inclusions (stoney flecks); frequent small, elongated voids. Thin, mostly even, matte slip. Regional.
Preservation description
Three large, nonjoining fragments (a–c) preserve small part of upper body and ca. 50% of rim. Slight erosion and moderate chipping. Black speckling and large patches of brown discoloration.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 603, 699-700, no. 186, fig. 17.45
Preserved height
0.073
Estimated rim diameter
0.28
Chronology comment
3rd-4th century
Explanation of deposition
Represents late use of Building B3.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRB0805-023
Location in unit
Middle (sixth) level of fill with mixed debris in well, west room B3-I.
Drawing
Photograph
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