KTH1876 (Late Roman Cooking-Ware Small Jar or Pitcher) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-74
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman-Early Byzantine Cooking Pot
Description
Ovoid(?) body. Vertical to slightly outturned rim with rounded lip.
Fabric, firing, surface
Brown fired to yellowish gray at exterior surface (2-3 mm); coarse, hard, with granular to hackly break and bumpy surface; frequent, well sorted, mostly small but some medium, tabular and angular, light inclusions (calcareous?). Regional? Band of latitudinal brushing on exterior.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 15% of rim and small part of upper body. Slight, sparse abrasion and scoring; slightly worn breaks; scattered spicules to widespread patches of encrustation.
Estimated diameter upper bound
0.112
Preserved height
0.0495
Estimated rim diameter
0.1
Wall thickness
0.005
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph