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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 115
- Description
- Jug. Strap handle, grooved on side. Graffito in thin, shallow strokes, inscribed after firing on handle, reading downward?: horizontal stroke; Η (cross-bar extends out).
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Hard, very slightly granular fabric consistently fired to red, no core in visible breaks; occasional tiny light inclusions; slightly granular break.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves segment from middle handle with curve to neck. Slight, sparse abrasion and pitting with scratches around edges; worn, encrusted breaks; some encrustation on surface.
- Handle width
- 0.03
- Preserved height
- 0.065
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.19
- Thickness
- 0.0095
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Fabric Munsell reading
- 10R 5/8
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KE 476 (Roman Jug Handle 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/ke0476>
