PEPP 5766

Identification:

African Sigillata 2.2 Form 2 Hayes 32 dish.

Description:

Fragment preserving rim and upper wall.

Micromorphology: Preserved portion too small to allow observation.

Use alteration: Exterior: Extensive sooting, light on upper wall, heavy on lower surface rim and tip rim, growing less thick on upper surface rim. Very large chip on upper surface rim (covered with soot, showing created before end of use).

D. r. n.a; pr. ht. 1.4.

Basic Information

Context:

B340

Class:

African Sigillata 2.2

Form/Variant:

African Sigillata 2.2 Form 2

Form/Variant Name:

Hayes 32

Form Functional Type:

dish

Form Function - Assumed:

food serving/consumption

Morphology

Standard Vessel Part Designation:

rim

Profile Drawing:

Dimensions

Height (maximum preserved):

1.4

Ceramic Body

Fabric Name:

African Sigillata 2.2 Fabric

Body Color:

Sooted reddish brown to dark dusky red.

Photomicrograph Fracture Surface:

Surfacing and Decoration

Surfacing Type:

gloss slip coat

Surfacing Location:

all preserved surfaces

Slip Glossiness:

Highly glossy

Surfacing - Color:

Red

Micromorphology

Micromorphology - Exterior:

Too little preserved to allow observation.

Micromorphology - Interior:

Too little preserved to allow observation.

Use Alteration

Use Alteration Type:

Chipping

Sooting

Use Alteration Description:

Exterior: Extensive sooting, light on upper wall, heavy on lower surface rim and tip rim, growing less thick on upper surface rim. Very large chip on upper surface rim (covered with soot, showing created before end of use).

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