KP191 (Early-Middle Roman Regional(?) Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Unclassified Amphora
Description
Short, solid spike toe, cylindrical with rounded tip; deep groove just above tip. Corrugated lower body.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
7.5YR 6/4, light brown. Hard, gritty fabric with common mica, frequent, very small, spherical, white and gray inclusions, and common, tabular, white inclusions. Regional?
Preservation comment
Two large joining fragments preserve entire toe and small part of lower body. Slight erosion and chipping along breaks; slight to moderate, extensive encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 732-733, no. 264, fig. 17.65
Base Diameter
0.047
Preserved height
0.153
Chronology comment
Dated 2nd-4th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP191 (Early-Middle Roman Regional(?) Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp191>