Identifier

EKEA-10-1-238

Title

Kea Pottery Card for K.4628

Type

Text

Language

English

Medium

Typed 4x6 inch card

Description

Uncorrected OCR: K.4628
Wide-mouthed Askos
H.restored at spout 0.25, H.restored at back of rim
0.262, L.rest. from front to back 0.265, W.rest.0.265
W. of mouth rest.0.17, D. of ring-base 0.105.
About 20% pres. of rim, vertical handle, small
section of body wall of back, and base. Back profile
complete.
148, 58, 59, 60 House L,V, cuts 3-5, 3.29-3.05
KPAB.277-276
Talc ware: fabric otherwise known only in EBA (Period
I-III) contexts. Askos handmade. Askos has single
vertical handle (round in section) opposite spout
on shoulder. Rim of low-collared mouth sloped gently
down and outward toward front indicating a small
pulled-out spout. Pot rests on a low slightly
splayed ring-base. The askos has a squat bulging
bottom to provide greater stability filled. Front
shoulder bulges. The pot is balanced such that fluids
could be poured by tipping the pot forward gently on
its base.
DEW III-420
KA.708.15, 16
over

Temporal Coverage

Modern

Spatial Coverage

Kea/Keos Greece

Subject

Pottery

K.4628

EKEA_10_1_238

Creator

Kea Excavation Team

Rights

In Copyright

Publisher

University of Cincinnati. Department of Classics