PEPP 7000

Identification:

African Sigillata 2.1 Form 2 Hayes 31 dish.

Description:

Fragment preserving profile from rim to edge of foot.

Red (10R 5/8) body, with highly glossy red (1R5/8) slip on all preserved surfaces.

Micromorphology: Exterior: Medium facets on wall becoming small at curve immediately above foot. Interior: Medium facets and/or striations (from smoothing slip?).

Use alteration: Interior: One long, oblique gouge on middle wall.

D. r. na; pr. ht. ca. 3.8.

Basic Information

Context:

A036

Class:

African Sigillata 2.1

Form/Variant:

African Sigillata 2.1 Form 2

Form/Variant Name:

Hayes 31

Form Functional Type:

dish

Form Function - Assumed:

food serving/consumption

Morphology

Standard Vessel Part Designation:

rim

Profile Drawing:

Dimensions

Height (maximum preserved):

3.8

Ceramic Body

Fabric Name:

African Sigillata 2.1 Fabric

Body Color:

Red

Body Color - Code:

10R 5/8

Photomicrograph Fracture Surface:

Compositional Analysis

Petrographic Analysis:

PEPP Thin Section 201

Surfacing and Decoration

Surfacing Type:

gloss slip coat

Surfacing Location:

all preserved surfaces

Surfacing Coverage:

Slip on interior displays striations (from smoothing?).

Slip Glossiness:

Highly glossy

Surfacing - Color:

Red

Surfacing - Color Code:

1R 5/8

Micromorphology

Micromorphology - Exterior:

Medium facets on wall, becoming small at curve immediately above foot.

Micromorphology - Interior:

Medium facets and/or striations (from smoothing slip?) on wall.

Use Alteration

Use Alteration Type:

Gouging

Use Alteration Description:

Interior: One long, oblique gouge on middle wall.

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