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P 8487: Basin

Most of rim preserved, and much of walls; about one-third of base, mostly in non-joining fragment c). Fragments d)-g) non-joining, from walls and base. Restored in plaster. A large deep basin, with sides ... April-June 1936

P 8488: Oinochoe

Much of lip missing, and handle. A small jug with flat base, trefoil mouth, single vertical handle. The body is roughly ovoid, with the broadest part about two-thirds of the way down; horizontal ribs cover ... May-June 1936

P 8489: Oinochoe

Much of lip missing. Restored in plaster. Small flat base; very squat, high-shouldered body, horizontally ribbed; trefoil mouth, single vertical handle. Clay, glaze-paint and fabric like P 8488 (Ι 910) ... May-June 1936

P 8490: Jug with Paint Decoration

Small vertical handle missing. Small slightly raised base; oval body; fairly wide straight neck with plain rim; neck set off from body by a conspicuous ridge. Buff clay; brownish-black glaze-paint outside, ... May-June 1936

P 8491: Bowl

Flat base; squat body, with medium-high shoulder marked by two horizontal grooves; low flaring rim, with plain lip, set off from body by a ridge. Clay deep buff at center, lighter at surfaces; yellowish-brown ... May-June 1936

P 8492: Cup

Small fairly high conical base, flat beneath; body the shape of an egg-cup, with wide mouth and plain lip. No handles. Two horizontal grooves around body. Rough deep buff clay; matte purplish glaze-paint, ... May-June 1936

P 8493: Bowl

Small flat base, left rough; high convex rim, with sharp keel. Pinkish-buff clay; dark red matte paint inside and out, much flaked. Thick fabric. Rectangular pit = Great Drain. Leica, LXI-48 PD 2262-82b ... May-June 1936

P 8494: Bowl

About half preserved. Small heavy foot, concave beneath; slightly convex rim, with plain lip, and wide heavy keel; a single wheel-run groove just below lip. Dark greenish-buff clay; dull blackish glaze-paint ... May-June 1936

P 8495: Bowl with Paint Decoration

Medium foot; high rim drawing in toward lip, with two grooves just below lip. The horizontal handles, ribbed, are merely lugs. Traces of floral decoration in white on rim. Coarse brownish-buff clay, ... May-June 1936

P 8496: Bowl Fragments with Paint Decoration

Two non-joining fragments preserve perhaps one-third of the rim and some of the upper wall of a Late Roman D bowl. Restored in plaster. Keel is unusually marked for a bowl of this type; rim is slightly ... May-June 1936

P 8497: Bowl

A chip missing from rim and side. Small, medium foot; rim nearly vertical with slightly convex profile; a single groove just below lip. Rough buff clay, some mica and impurities; matte glaze-paint, red ... May-June 1936

P 8498: Bowl

As P 8497 (Ι 919) but rim proportionately higher. Clay, glaze and fabric the same [as P 8497] but more paint has run down onto the side walls. ADDENDA P 8497: Small, medium foot; rim nearly vertical ... May-June 1936

P 8499: Bowl: Stamped

A small piece from rim and wall missing. Broad flat base, low walls, and vertical collar-like rim sharply set off from sides. Inside, in center, a deeply impressed eight-leaved rosette. Pinkish-buff ... May-June 1936

P 8500: Bowl Fragment: Stamped

About two-thirds of rim and walls missing. Shape as P 8499 (Ι 921). Stamped with a much worn die. Buff clay; matte paint, dark red and black inside, thinner and lighter over most of outside. ADDENDA ... May-June 1936

P 8501: Bowl: Stamped

A piece missing from rim and wall. Shape like P 8499 (Ι 921), but walls proportionately lower. Stamped with a very degenerate rosette, with raised dots between the petals. Hard brick red clay, many impurities; ... May-June 1936

P 8502: Bowl

Shape like P 8499 (Ι 921). Soft pinkish-buff clay, fairly micaceous, much worn; traces of matte red paint outside and in. ADDENDA P 8499: Broad flat base, low walls, and vertical collar-like rim sharply ... May-June 1936

P 8503: Bowl

Profile in general like P 8499 (Ι 921), but broader in proportion to the depth, and more carefully made in every way. Hard micaceous pinkish-buff clay; orange-red paint, thickly and evenly applied, but ... May-June 1936

P 8504: Bowl

The base is missing. Medium steep sides; high rim making a sharp angle with sides, and drawing in toward the lip; a single groove below lip. The foot or base would appear to have been fairly small. Grayish-buff ... May-June 1936

P 8505: Bowl

Large pieces of rim and walls missing. Restored in plaster. Small, medium-high foot, shallow sides, narrow turned-over rim. Inside in center, two concentric grooves. Coarse brownish, almost purple, clay, ... May-June 1936

P 8506: Plate

Chips missing from rim. Broad low foot ring; bottom very slightly sloping; nearly vertical rim with convex profile. Brownish-buff clay; matte paint, black to brown, inside and over most of outside. Rectangular ... May-June 1936

P 8507: Jug

About one-third of rim missing. Small, slightly flaring foot ring; squat egg-shaped body, with broad horizontal ribs; fairly high, slightly flaring plain rim with wide mouth; a thick rib at base of neck; ... May-June 1936

P 8508: Jug

About one-half of rim and neck missing. Much like P 8507, but body nearly spherical; foot proportionally smaller and more solid, concave beneath. Hard granular clay, bright pink to buff, micaceous; matte ... May-June 1936

P 8509: Jug

Most of rim missing, and handle, as well as small pieces of walls. Restored in plaster. Small medium high foot, not sharply distinct from body; egg-shaped body with high shoulder; no ribs at base of neck ... May-June 1936

P 8510: Jug

Most of rim, handle, and great part of wall missing. Restored in plaster. Small foot, concave below; squat egg-shaped body; has ribs on neck. Pinkish-buff, micaceous clay; dull paint, pinkish to brown ... May-June 1936

P 8511: Amphoriskos

Neck and handles missing. Heavy, medium foot ring; squat body, with broad horizontal ribs on shoulder. Neck was small, set off from shoulder by two grooves; handles were thin and broad. Soft, gritty deep ... May-June 1936

P 8512: Vessel: Cooking Ware

Round bottom, with slight concavity; body horizontally ribbed; narrow, turned out rim, slightly thickened at lip. Coarse clay, fired black over most of outside; purplish-red inside, and on bottom where ... May-June 1936

P 8513: Vessel: Cooking Ware

Like P 8512 (Ι 934), but without concavity in bottom, which is very carelessly finished. Gritty brownish clay, with a little mica, fired a bright brownish-yellow at surfaces. ADDENDA P 8512: Round bottom, ... May-June 1936

P 8514: Vessel: Cooking Ware

Most of rim and much of upper walls missing. Restored in plaster. Much like P 8513 (Ι 935) but with small flat base, and body less squat. Coarse gritty pink clay with a little mica. ADDENDA P 8513: ... May-June 1936

P 8515: Vessel: Cooking Ware

Round bottom, with slight concavity; low ridged sides; sharp shoulder; high neck with concave profile and narrow flaring rim, thickened at lip. The rim thinner and more flaring. No marked ridges on the ... May-June 1936

P 8516: Vessel: Cooking Ware

About two-thirds of rim missing. Restored in plaster. Shape as P 8515 (Ι 937), but slightly lower in proportion to width; the rim thinner and more flaring. No marked ridges on the lower body. Coarse ... May-June 1936

P 8517: Miniature Jar

A piece missing from rim. Flat base; body high and narrow, with high shoulder; horizontal ridges; high nearly vertical rim with plain lip. Gritty pinkish-buff clay, somewhat micaceous; unglazed and blackened ... May-June 1936

P 8518: Pot

Neck and part of upper body missing. A small vase with a heavy low, flat-bottomed base and elongated pear-shaped body. Orange clay, slightly micaceous; unglazed. ADDENDA Lip fragment added from sherds ... May-June 1936

P 8519: Amphora

Mouth above handles missing. Long body, with high shoulder, sides straight and tapering slightly to just above foot where they draw in sharply; low broad foot ring; narrow neck; small handles springing ... May-June 1936

P 8654: Bowl

Side missing. Mended and restored in plaster. Inturned sides. Ring base. Groove on belly. Covered inside and partially outside with thin black paint, running to red on outside. Tan clay, hard fired. ... 2 May 1936

P 8790: Unguentarium

A large unguentarium similar to the ordinary fusiform type, but with a high flaring ring foot instead of the stem. A slight ridge between neck and shoulder. Gray clay. Cistern, upper fill. Leica, LIX-95 ... 2 February 1937

P 8902: Jug

Part of lip missing. Small flat-bottomed jug with one handle; short neck and round mouth with flaring lip. Thin fabric. Reddish-brown clay. Light slip. Unglazed. Cistern. Leica, LXI-54 ... 8 February 1937

P 8903: Jug

Large one-handled jug on very low ring foot; flaring lip set at a sharp angle to the neck; narrow neck tapering towards top; broad band handle, grooved, from below lip to middle of shoulder. Narrow band ... 9 February 1937

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P 8904: Black Glaze Bowl: Stamped

Full profile preserved; a few small pieces missing from rim and floor; restored in plaster. Small ring foot; shallow bowl; slightly incurving vertical rim, set at a sharp angle to the floor; part of one ... 9 February 1937

P 8905: Plate

Full profile preserved and most of the rim. Rolled rim; ring foot roughly made. Very gritty light brown clay. Unglazed. Cistern. Leica PD 901-92, PD 1171-156 ... 9 February 1937

P 8906: Plate

Full profile and diameter preserved. Plate with ring foot and thickened rim. Coarse reddish-brown clay. Covered with dull brownish-red paint on interior. Cistern. Leica, LXI-2 PD 901-93 ... 9 February 1937