KP401 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Pitcher) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Pitcher or Jug

Description

Tall, cylindrical to ovoid body. Oval handle attaches to shoulder below sloping neck.

Fabric, firing, surface

5YR 6/6, reddish brown; consistently fired. Somewhat hard, gritty fabric with slightly granular break; common to frequent, moderately sorted, small, subrounded to subangular, white, tan, and gray inclusions; small, rounded and elongated voids at surface. Cf. KP230.

Preservation description

Six joining pieces preserve most of middle to upper body and over half of handle. Slight, sparse abrasion with erosion and flaking; worn breaks; faint film of encrustation.

Published as

MorisonRife2022, pp. 601, 692, no. 173, fig. 17.39

Body diameter

0.113

Preserved height

0.104

Associated with Burial Context

Koutsongila Grave 56

Chronology comment

Late 6th-early 7th century

Explanation of deposition

Funerary offering with old man 56A, adult 56D, or child 56E, but mourners later broke it during burial(s) of 56D, 56E, and/or woman 56C.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus G56-003

Location in unit

Third to fourth level of fill inside cist, beneath remains of woman 56C.

Drawing

Photograph

Photograph