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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Writing transcription
- XXX
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 122
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Description
- Amphora with tall, vertical neck; slightly outturned, tapered lip. Graffito in deep strokes, inscribed after firing, on upper neck just under lip: XXX.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Reddish orange fabric, consistently fired. Fine, hard; granular break and gritty surface texture. Rare, tiny, well sorted, black and red bits, rarely white.
- Preservation comment
- One small sherd preserves ca. 5% of rim and small part of upper wall. Slight, extensive abrasion; worn breaks; faint white film over surfaces.
- Preserved height
- 0.0451
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.13
- Wall thickness
- 0.0061
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 490 (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/ke0490>
