KE 5 (Middle/Late Byzantine Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Area B (northwest side of harbor)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 2
Typological identification
Günsenin III Amphora
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric and firing no visible through encrustation. Small gouges along lower shoulder before firing. Turning grooves across body.
Preservation comment
Intact. Heavy, rough encrustation across most of surface, particularly lower body.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, pp. 116-117, no. RC 20, pl. 27 (B. Adamsheck)
Body diameter
0.143
Handle total height
0.0967
Height
0.3153
Rim diameter
0.044
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Byzantine (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Byzantine (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 5 (Middle/Late Byzantine Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0005>