Greek, Roman and Byzantine Pottery at Ilion (Troia):
Sebastian Heath and Billur Tekkök, Editors
Late Roman Cooking Wares
Please note that this is a public draft of work in progress
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In the late Roman period, a distinctive series of thickly built cooking pots appears at Ilion. A few examples are listed below.
1. Cookpot, horizontal rim
P. H. .095. Est. diam. rim .19 (1/5 preserved). Th. .006.
K17.0752:5. Single sherd preserves rim, handle and body to below handle. Shallow grooves on upper face of rim, wide oval handle. Dark brown (2.5YR 4/4) granular fabric with very frequent added sand, mostly light, and mica. Interior is dull red (2.5 5/4), exterior becomes gray on handle and towards lower preserved wall.
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2. Late Roman Cookpot, ledge rim.
P. H. .069. Est. diam. rim .14 (1/10 preserved). Th. .005.
H17.0069:8. Single groove on rim, deep ridges exterior of wall double handles with oval profile. Brown granular fabric with lots of gold mica on surface.
Fabric as K17.0752:5
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3. Late Roman Cookpot, Thickened and Grooved Rim
P. H. .045. Est. diam. rim .13 (<1/10 preserved). Th. .0045.
I17.0647:11. Two joining rim sherds. Granular fabric unevenly fired with gray core (GLEY 1 7/1) and light red (2.5YR 6/8) layer. Frequent angular inclusions including golden mica on surface. Also a single large, .0025, chunk of quartz is extant intruding on the interior surface. Surfaces are coated and fired variably but all close to dull reddish-brown (2.5YR 5/3).
Cf. Opait 2004 "Local Pot Type III", p. 45 and plate 35, no. 5.
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4. Late Roman Cookpot, Thickened and Grooved Rim
P. H. .04. Est. diam. rim .20 (1/10 preserved). Th. .0045.
I17.0819:1. Single rim sherd. The granular brown (5YR 4/3) fabric has abundant added sand, and turns to black just under the surface. The surface itself is variably fired. The interior is dull reddish-brown (near 2.5YR 4/2), the outer edge of the rim is comparatively light (5YR 6/6), and the exterior proper is again dull reddish-brown (2.5YR 5/4).
Near Opait 2004 "Local Pot Type III", p. 45. Found with coin of Theodosius (C0306).
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5. Late Roman Cookpot, Flaring Rim
P. H. .044. Est. diam. rim .20 (1/12 preserved). Th. .0044.
M18.0099:16. Two joining rim sherds. "Purple Micaceous Fabric". Brown (5YR 4/2) core, red (2.5YR 5/8) under surface, frequent rounded and angular lime and “quartz”, frequent golden mica. Surface is coated, fired to light red (5YR 6/4) on upper inner face of rim, weak red (2.5YR 5/2) and lighter in other extant parts of outer and inner rim and wall.
Deep cook pots with flaring rims are common in late antiquity. E.g., BallanceBoardmanCorbettHood 1989 nos. 220-224 from a later context. Also, see Opait 2004 "Local Pot Type V", p. 46. These are related to the widely exported Aegean cookpot with brick red-fabric and black surface CATHMA 25 (DICOCER).
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6. Late Roman Cookpot, Flaring Rim
P. H. .04. Est. diam. rim .14 (1/6 preserved). Th. .003.
K17.0068:50. Single rim sherd preserving upper wall. The granular orange-red (2.5YR 5/8) fabric has frequent large angular inclusions up to .005 in length, as well as frequent smaller varied bits. The thickly coated exterior surface is bright orange (between 2.5YR 7/8 and 6/8). The interior is dull brown (2.5YR 5/3). Neither the interior nor exterior slip hides the frequent large angular inclusions, though these are less visible on the exterior.
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7. Late Roman Cup/Small Cookpot
P. H. .03. Est. diam. rim .06 (1/4 preserved). Th. .005.
M18.0099:14. Single rim sherd preserving upper wall. "Purple Micaceous Fabric". Brown (5YR 4/2) core, red (2.5YR 5/8) under surface, coated weak red (2.5YR 5/2 and darker) surface. Frequent varied rounded and angular inclusions. Some tiny mica.
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8. Late Roman Cookpot Base
P. H. .012. Est. diam. base .15 (1/8 preserved). Th. .009.
I17.0734:2. Single base sherd. "Purple Micaceous Fabric". Almost black (GLEY1 3/1) fabric with angular quartz inclusions and frequent tiny bits. Heat induced flaking on underside exposes frequent mica flakes. Patches on underside are reddish-brown (5YR 5/6).
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9. Late Roman Cookpot Base
P. H. .012. Est. diam. base .13 (1/4 preserved). Th. .006.
K17.0736:11. Single base sherd, thickened near center. "Purple Micaceous Fabric". Almost black (GLEY1 3/1) fabric with angular quartz inclusions and frequent tiny bits. Heat induced flaking on underside exposes frequent mica flakes. Patches on underside are reddish-brown (5YR 5/6).
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