- KE 245 (Roman Amphora with Graffito) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 46
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Description
- Amphora. Rounded shoulder. Graffito of large Greek letters in deep strokes, incised after firing, across shoulder.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale red fabric with a tinge of orange, consistently fired. Fine, medium hard; mostly smooth break. Very rare, ting black bits; very rare, small, subrounded, lime chunks; faintly micaceous at surface; rare, small, rounded and small elongated voids at surface. Finely smoothed but sparse turning scratches.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves part of upper wall to shoulder. Overall good condition; rare scratching and slightly worn breaks.
- Preserved height
- 0.0656
- Preserved width
- 0.0892
- Wall thickness
- 0.009
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KE 245 (Roman Amphora with Graffito).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0245>
