Kenchreai KE1249 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

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Vessel: Kenchreai KE1249

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Context Information

Site Name

Kenchreai

Date

1-60/70 CE

Site Type

Harbor/port city

Country/Region

Greece/Peloponnese

Period

Roman

Archaeological Context

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Vessel Details

Shape

Cup

Shape Type

Form 47

Fabric Description

Material typical for ware: Very fine, pale fabric

Measurements (cms)

Full measurements available at Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: https://kenchreai.org/kaa

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Dark red slip worn on all nearly all extant surfaces, though original gloss preserved in small patches on exterior.

Manufacturing Technique

Wheelmade

Firing

Full fired

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Kenchreai KE1249

Cup

Kenchreai

1-60/70 CE

Roman

Kenchreai KE1249

Cup

Kenchreai

1-60/70 CE

Roman

Kenchreai KE1249

Cup

Kenchreai

1-60/70 CE

Roman

Kenchreai KE1249

Cup

Kenchreai

1-60/70 CE

Roman

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Eastern Sigillata A (ESA)

late 2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE

Hellenistic, Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

Northern Levantine-Cypriot Ophiolitic

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Adamsheck, Beverley. Kenchreai, Eastern Port of Corinth. IV. The Pottery. Kenchreai, Eastern Port of Corinth 4. Leiden: Brill, 1979 , Number ER 24c, Page 57, Plate 15.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

This vessel was uploaded for the LCP's Handbook to ESA with permission from Dr. Joseph Rife, Director of the American excavations at Kenchreai. Full information about this vessel can be found on the Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: https://kenchreai.org/kaa/ke/ke1249