KP440 (Early-Middle Roman Frying Pan) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Frying Pan
Comparanda
cf. KP148
Comparanda
cf. KP1989-035
Description
Frying pan. Everted rim, flat at very top, with inner face slightly flattened and outer face slightly convex. Straight flaring wall. Floor slightly offset from wall on exterior; flat base.
Fabric, firing, surface
Coarse, hard fabric mostly fired to gray but with small pinkish core where thickest towards rim. Frequent varied sandy inclusions.
Preservation description
One sherd preserves small part of rim circumference (<5%) but complete profile of rim and outer edge of floor. Slight, extensive abrasion and pitting; worn breaks; thin, sparse patches of encrustation. Scorching from use.
Height
0.0572
Preserved width
0.064
Estimated rim diameter
0.305
Wall thickness
0.0084
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Fabric Munsell reading
5YR 6/2
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph