- KP054 (Beirut 3 Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Beirut 3 Amphora
- Cited by
- Rifeetal2007, pp. 169-170, fig. 21
- Description
- Button toe; conical lower body; rounded shoulders; high, slightly flaring neck; slightly thickened, slightly inturned, sharp lip. Oval ridged handles attach at shoulder and upper neck. Intentional broad ridging on exterior.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: 2.5YR 5/8, red. Coarse fabric with frequent, very small, angular, light (quartzitic) and dark inclusions and very rare, larger, light inclusions (some calcitic). Thin, matte wash on interior and exterior surfaces, same color as fabric.
- Preservation comment
- 64 total fragments, 50 joining, preserves almost entire vessel. Slight, sparse abrasion; slight, extensive film of encrustation.
- Base Diameter
- 0.031
- Body diameter
- 0.337
- Height
- 0.712
- Rim diameter
- 0.119
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KP054 (Beirut 3 Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kcp/kp054>
