KE 544 (Kenchreai IV RC 22e Amphora with dipinto) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing
true
Logical part of
Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 135
Typological identification
Kenchreai IV RC22e Amphora
Description
Amphora. Rounded shoulder. Cylindrical neck, bulging slightly near rim. Loop handle, round to oval in sections, attaches at middle neck and shoulder. Rolled rim; pointed lip with concave inner face. Red dipinto in large letters on upper shoulder, alongside handle.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Pinkish orange core, slightly more red toward surface (2 mm) and interior; consistently fired. Medium fine, somewhat hard; smooth break. Numerous tiny, well sorted, mixed bits, including red, black, gray, rarely white, and small flakes golden mica. Cf. Ke0679-P0185.
Preservation comment
Two joining sherds preserve roughly one half of upper amphora, including shoulder, handle, neck, and ca. 30% of rim. Surface in good condition but breaks slightly worn.
Published as
KenchreaiIV, p. 117, no. RC 22f, pl. 29 (B. Adamsheck)
Neck diameter
0.073
Preserved height
0.098e0
Rim diameter
0.054e0
Estimated rim diameter
0.08
Wall thickness
0.007
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph