KP193 (Forlimpopoli C Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Forlimpopoli Amphora
Description
Body tapers downward. Flat base with rounded edge.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
2.5YR 5/8, red. Hard, fine fabric with common mica and few, very small, rounded, white inclusions.
Preservation comment
One large fragment preserves <25% of base and ca. 33% of lower body. Possibly nonjoining sherd from same vessel as KP225a. Slight to moderate, extensive encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 604, 705-706, no. 200, fig. 17.50
Base Diameter
0.095
Preserved height
0.186
Preserved length
0.219
Preserved width
0.139
Chronology comment
Dated late 1st–late 2nd century(?).
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP193 (Forlimpopoli C Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp193>