KTH2264 (Early Roman Corinthian Red-Slipped Bowl) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-86
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Regional Sigillata
Comparanda
cf. KTH2250+2260
Description
Bowl. Curving upper wall. Everted rim with rounded top and lip. Row of bulging, vertical lines incised on exterior below lip.
Fabric, firing, surface
Buff fabric with a tinge of pink. Medium hard, fine; smooth break. Rare, small, subrounded, lime inclusions; very rare, small, subangular, dark bits; faint sparkles at surface (micaceous?). Orangish red with a tinge of brown, thin, even, semimatte slip on interior and exterior, peeling everywhere in small flakes. Regional.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 8% of rim and small part of uppermost wall. Slight to moderate, somewhat extensive abrasion with chipping along edges; worn breaks; rare specks to small patches of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.0121
Estimated rim diameter
0.18
Wall thickness
0.0041
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph