Reversible Lid: Pergamene?

P 31959 a, b

Three joining fragments (a) and one nonjoining fragment (b) preserving less than one-fourth of top surface and small segment of rim.

Convex top divided into registers by scraped grooves. Outer register: ivy garland with leaves on incised stems accented with groups of three white dots. Middle register: incised spiral wave pattern filled in with white below. Inner register: pseudo bead and reel with white horizontals. Fine, fairly hard, micaceous, reddish yellow fabric (5YR 6/6); metallic black glaze.

For ivy cf. PF II, D 35, D 63, D 64, pp. 61--62, pls. 13, 16; Patsiada 1990, nos. 160, 199, pp. 187, 199, pls. 73:β, 78:δ (Pergamene, first half of 2nd century). For wave pattern cf. PF II, D 80, p. 63, pl. 21.