- KE 616 (Late Roman Amphora 1 with Dipinto) [permalink] [next]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 165
- Typological identification
- Dipinto (pottery)
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Amphora 1
- Description
- Amphora. Straight upper wall turns to low sloping shoulder; strong, rounded ridging. Red dipinto in at least two lines across upper shoulder, near turn to neck.
- Fabric, firing, surface
- Reddish brown core and interior surface; buff exterior surface (1 mm); consistently fired. Fine, hard; smooth to slightly granular break. Common to uncommon, well sorted, tiny, black and dark gray to dark red bits; uncommon to rare, small, subangular, white (lime) particles; no visible mica.
- Preservation comment
- One large fragment preserves part of shoulder and upper body. Very slight chipping; mostly clean breaks; frequent specks of encrustation across surfaces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, pp. 117-118, no. RC 23f, pl. 29 (B. Adamsheck)
- Estimated body diameter
- 0.328
- Preserved height
- 0.0751
- Preserved width
- 0.0887
- Wall thickness
- 0.0073
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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