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[Object]  P 33812: Dish Fragment with Paint Decoration

Two joining pieces preserve two thirds of bottom. Flat floor, with stump of a sloping wall at edge. Under outer part, a low tilted foot ring. Prominent turning-marks forming ridges on bottom. Decoration ... 25 February 1935

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[Object]  P 33814: Dish Fragment: Stamped

Three joining sherds from floor. Floor of flat-based dish. Remains of stamped decoration: an outer zone of two-circle stamps (four preserved) within a pair of fine grooves; part of "triple groove" around ... 25 February 1935

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[Object]  P 33817: Black Figure Pyxis with Lid

Mended and restored in plaster. Flaring disk foot, round body, upright rim, two vertical loop handles on shoulders. Slightly flaring cylindrical lid with knob handle. Figured scenes on both sides of body: ... 20 June 1936

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[Object]  P 33818: Bowl Fragment

Single piece: one side of base, with edge of emblema, mostly broken off. Shallow rounded bowl, foot ring with marked basal projection. On floor, rather off-centre, an applied roundel with raised edge bearing ... 14 July 1947

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[Object]  P 33819: Jug or Bowl Fragment: Barbotine

Two joining body sherds. Near-vertical side of a semi-closed form, with a pair of grooves above. On main wall-zone, a large applied semi-circular hanging loop, perhaps imitating a swinging handle (W. ca ... 14 July 1947

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[Object]  P 33821: Dish Fragment

Single piece, rim to base. Shallow segmental form, with small flat base, poorly defined. Smooth red clay, thin red slip, ending on outside close to rim. Ware, form and treatment match examples of Form ... 11, 15 April 1938

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[Object]  P 33822: Jug

About two-thirds preserved, mended up. One side of body and opposite side of rim and upper neck missing. Low-bellied ovoid body on a hollow "raised" base, made within a molding device. Fairly thin-walled ... 11 April 1938.

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[Object]  P 33823: Jug Fragments

Two non-joining fragments. (Body sherds perhaps discarded: see comment Nb. p. 886.) Tapering neck, outcurved at rim; flat-topped lip. Rounded body, raised base incorporating a slight foot-ledge. Two grooves ... 4, 9 April 1938.

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[Object]  P 33829: Dish Fragment: Stamped

Triangular floor fragment, missing base offset and center. Flat floor, as for Hayes L.R.P. forms 59-61. Two decorated zones, each surrounded by concave band between two pairs of grooves. Stamped decoration ... 20-21 May 1937

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[Object]  P 33843: White Ground Krater Fragment

Single rim fragment. Strongly out-turned upper wall. Overhanging rim with stamped design: rope pattern on top. Ovolo and parallel scallops below. Soft light red fabric (2.5 YR 6/6). Pink slip (5YR 7/4) ... 2-5 March 1936

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[Object]  P 33863: Dish or Bowl Fragment

Single piece, rim to base; center just missing.Partly mould-formed, with hanging lip, rounded on inside. Single groove on top close to lip, remains of two grooves at center of floor. Dark-toned thin fabric; ... 1936

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[Object]  P 33865: Dish or Bowl Fragment: Stamped

Single floor sherd. Slightly sagging floor.Two pairs of grooves, each surrounding a band with small horseshoe shaped stamps, of type absent from L.R.P.; three visible in outer band, one on inner part ... Late 4th-5th c. A.D.

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[Object]  P 33866: Dish Fragment: Stamped

Single floor sherd. Flat floor, with tondo bearing palm branch stamps within a "triple-groove" surround. Parts of one radial stamp, cf. Hayes (1972), L.R.P. type 4, and two flanking crescent-shaped branches, ... 1936

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[Object]  P 33867: Bowl Fragment

Single large fragment, nearly one-fifth of whole, missing center. Triangular hanging lip with groove on top; two + two grooves on floor surrounding stamps (parts of a radial chevron leaf, L.R.P. type 75, ... 1936

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[Object]  P 33868: Dish Fragment

Single piece, preserving almost one-quarter of rim and wall, with part of bottom; center lost. Wide flat base with ill-defined edge; slight ridge on interior. Rounded sloping wall, curving up to a rounded ... 1936

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[Object]  P 33869: Bowl Fragment: Stamped

Single piece preserving half of one side of lower part. Rounded interior, slightly angled exterior profile; low ledge-like foot. Part of a single cross stamp, L.R.P. motif 73, debased, at center. Red ... Ca. A.D. 520-60?

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[Object]  P 33870: Dish Fragment: Stamped

Single triangular piece of outer floor. Shallow rounded bottom and wall; slight offsets define floor and base. Outer part of stamped decoration visible on floor: two radially set narrow palm branches within, ... 1936

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[Object]  P 33871: Dish Fragment

Single fragment, preserving one-quarter of base. Flat floor, upcurved wall, low thick foot. "Feather-rouletting" covering external wall. One groove on floor; no stamps. Semi-coarse brick-red ware ("Carthage" ... End of 5th. century A.D.

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[Object]  P 33872: Dish Fragment: Stamped

Single floor fragment; edge of base lost. Flat floor. Groove around center; shallow "triple groove" on outer part, surrounding stamped band with radial palm-branches and "flower" motifs (cf. L.R.P. types ... 1936

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[Object]  P 33873: Dish Fragment: Stamped

Single large piece preserving about one-quarter of base and outer floor. Inset bottom; low shallow curved wall, not preserved to break of rim. Small tondo, enclosed by a single groove, with radial palm-branch ... 1936

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[Object]  P 33874: Dish or Bowl Fragment: Stamped

Single piece of part of base and wall. Shallow rounded form; flat base with groove and small molding at edge. On floor, groove surrounding band with radial broad palm-branch stamps; parts of two, from ... 1936

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[Object]  P 33875: Dish Fragments

Two non-joining pieces of half of decorated part of floor. Flat floor, with trace of inner edge of base-offset at break. Two grooves on floor, defining two decorated zones: parts of six radial palm-branch ... 1936

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[Object]  P 33876: Bowl Fragment

Single piece preserving almost one-quarter of rim and wall. Finely "chipped" inner surface. Steep wall, with angle close to missing foot; flat tilted rim with groove above lip, slight groove on edge. ... 1936

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[Object]  P 33877: Bowl Fragment with Rouletting

Single piece of rim and upper wall. Sloping wall, thickening towards top; low heavy vertical overhanging rim with one row of coarse rouletting on outside, below a slight lip. Hard-fired clean-breaking ... 1936

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[Object]  P 33878: Dish Fragment

Single rim fragment. Low sloping wall, flat rim with raised lip at edge and two grooves above inner edge. Row of notches, not continuous, executed with a combed implement on upper lip. Clean light yellow-tan ... 1936

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[Object]  P 33879: Bowl Fragment

Single fragment. Wide flat rim, slightly convex, flat-edged. Trace of vertical wall of bowl. Several fine grooves and scratches on top of rim. Orange-brown clay and slip, with purple-brown streaks. L ... 1936

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[Object]  P 33880: Jug Fragment with Combed Decoration

Single fragment, broken all around. Sloping shoulder of closed vessel, bulging, with two wide "steps" below; stump of narrow neck at top. On the bulge, row of close-set reverse-S patterns in six-line combing ... 1936

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[Object]  P 33881: Bowl Fragment

Single rim fragment. Sloping "stepped" rim, with a convex band between tiny ridges on the middle part, and a long row of notches at top edge of lip. Rounded bowl. Deep red ware, fine-textured. Thin smoothed ... Ca. A.D. 400+.

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[Object]  P 33882: Dish or Bowl Fragment

Single piece of base and wall. Shallow dished form with small base, slightly inset underneath. Undecorated. Gritty red ware with dull slip on inside, patchy on outside; some lime eruptions. African red ... Early 5th century A.D.

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[Object]  P 33883: Dish Fragment: Stamped

Single flat base fragment, not preserved to edge. On floor, two zones of stamped decoration, each with a "triple groove" surround. Inner "tondo": radiating palm branches, with circle motifs in between ... Ca. A.D. 350-380

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[Object]  P 33899: Bowl Fragment

Two-fifths of rim and upper wall in two joining sherds. Shallow rounded bowl, with flat horizontal rim rising to a point at inner edge. Scar around exterior from stacking in kiln. Undecorated. Abnormal ... 25 May 1936

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[Object]  P 33927: Brazier Fragments

Fragment (a) preserves pot support, and part of rim of basin. Top of panel and tip of lug chipped. Fragment (b) is single piece preserving one-sixth of rim and upper wall of basin. Hemispherical basin ... 27-31 July 1950

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[Object]  P 33928: Brazier Fragment

Single fragment preserving panel, lug, and part of rim and upper wall. Tip of lug broken, edge of rim chipped. Hemispherical basin with projecting rim, convex on top. Broad handmade lug. Low semicircular ... 27-31 July 1950

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[Object]  P 33954: Lid Fragment: Cooking Ware

Most of knob and part of wall preserved. Very slightly domed lid with light concentric grooving. Slightly spreading knob, convex to outside, concave to inside. Fine, hard, slightly grainy cooking fabric, ... March-April 1937

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[Object]  P 33960: Unguentarium Fragments

Two non-joining fragments, broken all around. Lily pattern in red on fragment (a); one petal of lily pattern on (b), with vertical area of faded red paint at left side of sherd, below handle. Trace of ... April 1937

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[Object]  P 34036: Mug Fragment with Gouged Decoration

Five joining fragments making up over half of vessel. Base and handle missing. Broad baggy form, low neck/rim with small splayed lip, grooved on inside. Remains of a band-like handle from outside of rim ... 15 April 1938

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[Object]  P 34058: Plate

Mended from six fragments. Missing section of rim with one handle. Slightly convex underside with string marks. Curving wall with outturned rim. Horizontal flat ribbon handle attached at rim. Circle of ... 29 June 2001

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[Object]  P 34082: Alabastron

Intact. Encrusted with remains of textile in which the pot was wrapped (see conservation report). Flat bottom; squat body; low shoulder with three small vertical handles, round in section. Thin projecting ... 23 July 2001

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[Object]  P 34126: Dish Fragment

One side, rim to base, incomplete. Surface flaking. Central part of base lost. Shallow wall, vertical triangular rim; flat base, slightly inset below, and marked off above by a slight offset and groove ... ca. AD 350 (?).

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[Object]  P 34127: Dish Fragment

Three joining sherds, rim to base; center missing. Very shallow, with wide flat rim bearing 2 offsets, low rounded wall, flat base. Decoration: around outside, row of short radial gouged strokes (7+ preserved) ... 3, 5 March 1934