- KE 438 (Roman Amphora with dipinto) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 108
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Description
- Amphora. Rounded shoulder; cylindrical neck, bulging slightly in middle. Loop handle, oval in section, attaches at middle neck and shoulder. Red dipinto in small letters near base of one handle: ΚΟ.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- 10YR 8/3, very pale brown. Hard, gritty fabric, consistently fired, with somewhat granular break. Uncommon to common, well sorted, subrounded and rounded, tiny to small mostly black and few dark red particles; very rare, angular, medium, dark red (iron oxide?) chunks. Lines and splotches from inconsistent wet-smoothing around neck.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves ca. 25% of neck and shoulder and one entire handle. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and minor pitting; worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, p. 117, no. RC 22i, pl. 29 (B. Adamsheck)
- Handle total height
- 0.069
- Handle width
- 0.03
- Neck diameter
- 0.103
- Preserved height
- 0.075
- Wall thickness
- 0.008
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KE 438 (Roman Amphora with dipinto).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0438>
