African Sigillata 1 Form 2

Identification:

Hayes 5C dish.

Description:

Dish with rolled rim, straight, steep upper wall, angle to straight, shallow lower wall and ring foot. One or two grooves on exterior upper wall. Glossy to matte slip on all surfaces.

Bibliography:

Hayes 1972, 26-29; Atlante I, 22-23; Lund 1995, 478; Serrano Ramos 2005, 230.

Basic Information

Form Name(s) in Literature:

Hayes 5C

Form Type:

dish

Class:

African Sigillata 1

Provenience - Country:

Tunisia

Provenience - Region:

Northern Tunisia

Provenience - Locale:

No evidence.

Fabric(s):

African Sigillata 1 Fabric Variant 1

African Sigillata 1 Fabric Variant 2

Representation in Assemblage

Specimens:

PEPP 6977

Number Rim Sherds:

Estimated Minimum Number of Vessels - Rims:

Estimated Vessel Equivalents - Rims:

22.5

Factors Affecting Attestation:

Any bases among materials classified as African Sigillata 1 Base 1.

Dimensions

Rim Diameter:

16, 16-18, 23-24.

Rim Diameter - Maximum:

Rim Diameter - Minimum:

Surfacing and Decoration

Surfacing Type:

gloss slip coat

Surfacing Description:

All surfaces.

Decoration Type:

grooving

Decoration Description:

One or two grooves on exterior upper wall.

Manufacture

Manufacturing Sequence:

1A. Paste prepared

1B. Slip prepared

2. Blank thrown on wheel

3. Blank removed from wheel and partially dried

4. Blank remounted on wheel in inverted position

5A. Lower wall (?) [and base] turned #

5B. Groove(s) cut in exterior wall

6. Unslipped vessel removed from wheel and dried

7. Unslipped green vessel slipped

8. Slipped green vessel dried

9. Slipped green vessel fired

Number of operations: 11

Chronology

Date Range:

140-170

Beginning Date of Manufacture:

140

Ending Date of Manufacture:

170

Estimated Use Terminus:

180

Chronology - Discussion:

For the chronology of this form see Hayes 1972, 29 (perhaps mid second century CE); Atlante I, 23: (as Hayes 1972); Lund 1995, 478 (140-170 CE).

Function

Form Function - Assumed:

food serving/consumption

Nature of Use - Use Alteration Evidence:

None noted.

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