Fr. a: cf. BussièreWohl2017, Getty Lamps on-line, no. 164 (identified as southern Anatolian [on what grounds?], Augustan-Claudian)
Comparanda
Fr. a: cf. DélosXXVI, pp. 115, 124, no. 4580, pl. 29 (P. Bruneau: “italienne”, beginning 1st century CE; P. Bruneau)
Comparanda
Fr. b: cf. AgoraVII, p. 74, no. 20, pl. 1 (J. Perlzweig: handle ornament with “black glaze“; “Eastern Aegean area“ first half 1st century CE)
Comparanda
Fr. b: sim. DélosXXVI, pp. 89-91, 92, nos. 4219, 4230, pl. 1 (similar forms in rose fabric with red slip; P. Bruneau identified as Late Hellenistic-Early Roman “pergaménienne“)
Comparanda
Fr. b: sim. PergamonXIII, pp. 102, 108, nos. 55, 130, pls. 2, 4 (A. Heimerl: “pergamenisch”, dated first half 1st century CE and early 1st century CE; A. Heimerl)
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: pinkish pale red, consistently fired; hard, fine, smooth break and surface texture; uncommon, varied, tiny black and white (calcareous) bits; very rare flecks of golden mica. Thick, even, semiglossy slip, orangish red. Western Asia Minor: Pergamene?
Preservation description
Three small sherds: two joining (fr. a) preserve ca. 40% of left shoulder with adjacent discus and base of volute handle, and one preserves small part of foliate handle ornament (fr. b). Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion and minor shipping; slip in good condition; worn breaks; uncommon to common specks of encrustation.
