KP387 (Late Roman Amphora 2) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Comment
JLR (2005) slightly revised MorisonRife2022.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 2
Comparanda
cf. AgoraV, p. 109, no. M 272, pl. 29 (H. S. Robinson)
Comparanda
cf. Marty1993, pp. 128–129, n. 59, no. IPR 77-19, fig. 11 (Room IX, Roman Bath, Isthmia, ca. 400 CE)
Comparanda
cf. WilliamsZervos1983, p. 26, no. 72, pl. 10=SlaneSanders2005, pp. 252, 255, no. 1-23, fig. 3 (east of Theater, Corinth, context: first half 5th century)
Description
Cylindrical neck. Funnel-shaped rim offset by small groove; rounded, inward-thickened lip.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
7.5 YR 8/4, pink. Hard, smooth breaking, fine fabric with sparse golden mica flecks and common, poorly sorted, small to rarely medium, subangular to subrounded, lime chunks, many exploding at surface. Southern Argolid fabric.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves 33% of upper neck and rim. Slight, extensive encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 612, 730-731, no. 260, fig. 17.64
Preserved height
0.067
Preserved width
0.092
Estimated rim diameter
0.14
Chronology comment
Dated 4th-5th century.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KP387 (Late Roman Amphora 2).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp387>