Green and Brown Painted ware, Group II, or Painted Sgraffito ware?
Comparanda
sim. CorinthXI, pp. 219, 302–303, nos. 453, 1379, 1391, fig. 135:a, pls. XXI:c, XLVII:a, e (C. Morgan)
Description
Large bowl or plate. Low-flaring wall. Upturned, slightly flaring, thickened rim with pointed lip. Exterior mostly unfinished; interior has white slip up over rim, brown painted linear design, and clear glaze. Decoration painted in broad strokes on inner rim: uncertain linear and curving design, probably spirals, in horizontal format.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 2.5YR 6/8, light red. Slip: white. Paint: 5YR 6/4, light brown to light reddish brown. Glaze: clear. Somewhat soft, fine fabric with rare, small, rounded, white (lime) inclusions and very rare, medium, angular, gray inclusions. Thin, even, dull slip, flaky. Thin, uneven, matte paint, flaky. Slightly thick, even, dull to semilustrous glaze, flaky, shows crazing.
Preservation description
One fragment preserves small part of rim and upper body. Moderate, sparse abrasion, chipping, and gouging.
