Stamp: cf. Jefremov1995, pp. 18, 71, 130–131, 220 (nos. 956–963 from the Black Sea and elsewhere)
Conservation
2007 (June 23): light mechanical cleaning with distilled water and removal of encrustation with acetic acid solution (Melissa Morison).
Description
Amphora with squared, outward-thickened rim and conical neck; arcing strap handle with elliptical section. Impressed oval panel on top of handle bears stamp of Knidian origin in raised letters: παιδίων | Θευδώρι|δα (“[product] of the slaves of Theudoridas“).
Fabric, firing, surface
5YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Hard, fine fabric with frequent, very small to small, pink, white and black inclusions, some sandy. Thin, pale slip as wash brushed over surface. Cf. KP122 and KP369.
Preservation description
One large fragment preserves 33% of upper handle and ca. 50% of upper neck. Slight abrasion; very thin, extensive encrustation.
