PEPP 6980

Identification:

African Sigillata 1 Form 9 Variant 1 Hayes 16 dish.

Description:

Fragment preserving portion of rim and upper/lower wall.

Fabric Variant 1. Light red (10R 5.8/8) body with slightly glossy light red (10R 5.8/8) slip on all preserved surfaces.

Micromorphology: Exterior: Faint facets at juncture upper and lower wall and on lower wall.

D. r. 21-23; pr. ht. 2.3.

Basic Information

Context:

A105

Class:

African Sigillata 1

Form/Variant:

African Sigillata 1 Form 9 Variant 1

Form/Variant Name:

Hayes 16.

Bonifay Type 6.

Form Functional Type:

dish

Form Function - Assumed:

food serving/consumption

Morphology

Standard Vessel Part Designation:

rim

Profile Drawing:

Dimensions

Diameter Rim (range):

21-23

Height (maximum preserved):

2.3

Ceramic Body

Fabric Name:

African Sigillata 1 Fabric Variant 1

Body Color:

Light red.

Body Color - Code:

10R 5.8/8.

Photomicrograph Fracture Surface:

Compositional Analysis

Petrographic Analysis:

PEPP Thin Section 215

Surfacing and Decoration

Surfacing Type:

gloss slip coat

Surfacing Location:

all preserved surfaces

Slip Glossiness:

Slightly glossy.

Surfacing - Color:

Light red.

Surfacing - Color Code:

10R 5.8/8.

Micromorphology

Micromorphology - Exterior:

Faint facets at juncture upper and lower wall and on lower wall.

Use Alteration

Use Alteration Description:

None evident.

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