PEPP 6968

Identification:

African Sigillata 2.1 Form 1 Hayes 18 dish.

Description:

Fragments preserving rim, wall, and outer portion of floor.

Light red/red (2.5YR 5.5/8) body, with reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) core and highly glossy red (2.5YR 5.2/8) slip on all surfaces.

Micromorphology: Exterior: medium facets on wall; underside of base smooth. Interior: medium facets on wall; floor smooth.

Use alteration: Exterior: Slip abraded away in narrow band along juncture of wall and base; small pits in slip, rare on lower wall, sparse on upper wall. Interior: Slip abraded away in broad band along inner face of rim; sparse small pits in slip on wall (and not on floor).

D. r. na.; pr. ht. 2.7.

Basic Information

Context:

A160

Class:

African Sigillata 2.1

Form/Variant:

African Sigillata 2.1 Form 1

Form/Variant Name:

Hayes 18

Form Functional Type:

dish

Form Function - Assumed:

food serving/consumption

Morphology

Standard Vessel Part Designation:

rim/base

Profile Drawing:

Dimensions

Height (maximum preserved):

2.7

Ceramic Body

Fabric Name:

African Sigillata 2.1 Fabric

Body Color:

Light red/red

Body Color - Code:

2.5YR 5.5/8

Body Color - Core:

Reddish brown

Body Color - Core Code:

2.5YR 5/4

Photomicrograph Fracture Surface:

Surfacing and Decoration

Surfacing Type:

gloss slip coat

Surfacing Location:

all preserved surfaces

Slip Glossiness:

Highly glossy

Surfacing - Color:

Red

Surfacing - Color Code:

2.5YR 5.2/8

Micromorphology

Micromorphology - Exterior:

Medium facets on wall; underside of base smooth.

Micromorphology - Interior:

Medium facets on wall; floor smooth.

Use Alteration

Use Alteration Type:

Abrasion

Pitting

Use Alteration Description:

Exterior: Slip abraded away in narrow band along juncture of wall and base; small pits in slip, rare on lower wall, sparse on upper wall.

Interior: Slip abraded away in broad band along inner face of rim; sparse small pits in slip on wall (and not on floor).

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