KTH1676 (Roman Imported Cooking Bowl) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 76
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Bowl
Typological identification
Cooking Ware
Description
Wide cylindrical neck flares upward toward rim. Rim rolled outward flatly, with hook at lower margin on exterior face; plain, rounded lip. Thin wall, shape, size, and fabric all support identification as fruit amphora.
Fabric, firing, surface
Coarse, hard fabric, with minute granular break and sandy texture, is consistently fired grey; rare small light angular inclusions. All surfaces grey with light brush marks. Imported: Aegean?
Preservation description
One sherd preserves 8% of rim and small part of upper neck. Slight, sparse abrasion; worn breaks; few specks of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.019
Estimated rim diameter
0.29
Wall thickness
0.005-0.006
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph