KTH2275 (Middle Roman Regional Cooking-Ware Pitcher) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 86
Technique
String-cut base. Turning spiral on floor.
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Pitcher or Jug
Description
Small pitcher. Plain disk base, slightly concave, with beveled outer face. Globular or biconical(?) body. Prominent wheelridging on lower body.
Fabric, firing, surface
Reddish brown, fired to pale gray at surface (2-5 mm but thicker at base). Hard, coarse fabric with granular break but vaguely laminar structure and slightly rough texture. Uncommon, well sorted, tiny to small lime specks and rare, small, subangular, offwhite particles (limestone?), few at surface. Corinthian cooking ware.
Preservation description
One sherd preserves ca. 65% of base and lower wall. Slight, sparse abrasion; slightly worn breaks; little or no encrustation.
Base Diameter
0.0327
Preserved height
0.0172
Chronology comment
3rd century or later? (wheelridging)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
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