KTH1808 (Late Roman Regional Cooking Pot) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-68
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman-Early Byzantine Cooking Pot
Description
Deep(?) globular body. Thick, horizontal rim has rounded outer face, flat upper face, and slightly concave inner face. Elliptical strap handle attaches at rim.
Fabric, firing, surface
Interior fabric: 2.5YR 5/8 (red); surfaces: 7.5YR 6/2 (pinkish gray) to 7.5YR 6/3 (light brown). Hard, coarse fabric; slightly hackly break and rough surface. Frequent, well sorted, small to medium, subrounded to subangular, mostly light and some gray and red inclusions, a few rocky, and large lime chunks at surface. NePcf.
Fabric, firing, surface
One large sherd preserves 18-20% of rim, upper body, and stub of one handle. Slight to moderate, somewhat sparse abrasion, pitting, and chipping; worn breaks; infrequent specks to small patches of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.032
Estimated rim diameter
0.185
Wall thickness
0.004
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph