Workshop associated with BELSO commonly located in Salentine Peninsula (e.g. Brindisi) during 1st century BCE.
Fabric, firing, surface
Pale reddish orange core fired pale yellow to buff at surfaces (2-3 mm). Moderately fine, somewhat soft fabric with smooth to conchoidal break and smooth surface texture. Uncommon, medium, rounded, white to yellow chalky chunks (calcareous?); rare to uncommon, small, well sorted, tabular and subrounded pale (some quartzitic) and red (iron oxide?) inclusions; rare, tiny to small, irregular gray bits.
Preservation description
One large sherd preserves ca. 20% of middle neck and upper half of one handle. Very slight abrasion and chipping around edges; mostly clean breaks; very rare specks of encrustation but overall surface mostly clean.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, p. 111, no. RC 6a, pl. 28 (B. Adamsheck)
