KP331 (Crétoise 2 Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
ⲤΚⲰ
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Crétoise 2 Amphora
Typological identification
Dipinto (pottery)
Comparanda
cf. Sackett1992a, pp. 178, 179, 214, no. N1.49, fig. 6:3, pl. 159 (Unexplored Mansion, Knossos, third quarter 1st century CE)
Description
Steep sloping shoulder. Cylindrical neck with rolled rim. Oval handle, neither grooved nor bifid, with vague peak. Red dipinto on lower neck reads upward: ⲤΚⲰ.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 2.5YR 6/6, light red, to 7.5YR 8/3, pink. Hard, fine fabric with rare mica, frequent, subangular to subrounded, white inclusions and very rare, gray inclusions; slight spalling. Material typical for ware.
Preservation comment
Three joining fragments preserve most of shoulder, 50% of neck, 66% of rim, and both complete handles. Heavy patches of encrustation around rim and handle.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 611-612, 730, no. 259, fig. 17.64
Preserved height
0.188
Rim diameter
0.074
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP331 (Crétoise 2 Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp331>