Amphora. Straight wall; heavy wheel ridging on interior. Faint black dipinto.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Buff fabric, consistently fired. Hard; smooth break; fine. Rare, small, rounded, white (calcareous) and very rare black inclusions. Thin, matte, semimatte slip on interior and exterior: dark brown; slightly flakey.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves small part of upper body or shoulder. Moderate, extensive abrasion with scoring and scraping; worn breaks; extensive, thin film of encruataton and large patch or orange discoloration on exterior.
“KE 531 (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/ke0531>