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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Writing transcription
- ΡΙΖ
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 85
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Description
- Amphora. Steep conical neck. Graffito of large Greek letters in shallow stokes, reading top down, inscribed after firing: ΡΙΖ
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Orange red fabric, firing slightly more red at surface. Somewhat coarse, medium hard; granular break. Uncommon, small, mostly rounded but also angular, white and subangular dark gray to black inclusions; no visible mica. Finely smoothed exterior.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves part of neck up from turn to shoulder. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion across surface with rare scratching; worn breaks.
- Estimated diameter upper bound
- 0.238
- Preserved height
- 0.1017
- Wall thickness
- 0.0088
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KE 372 (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/ke0372>
