- KE 621 (Kenchreai RC22e Amphora with Dipinto) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Writing
- true
- Writing transcription
- ξ(έσται) κ̣α′ A[
- Logical part of
- Area C (north end of harbor, including mole)
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 170
- Typological identification
- Kenchreai IV RC22e Amphora
- Description
- Amphora with rounded(?) shoulder. Cylindrical neck bulging near rim. Loop handle, angular oval in secttion, attaches at middle neck and shoulder. Red dipinto in large letters (two lines?) from lower neck to upper shoulder, alongside handle.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pink fabric, slightly more pale at surface; consistently fired. Medium hard, fine; slightly granular break. Uncommon, well sorted, tiny mixed particles (angular?): red, gray, white; uncommon small golden mica flakes. Wet smoothing around handle and neck.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves ca. 30% of shoulder and lower neck with one handle. Slight, sparse abrasion and light scratching; slightly worn breaks; patches of discolored encrustation, especially on shoulder.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, p. 117, no. RC 22g, pl. 29 (B. Adamsheck)
- Neck diameter
- 0.0845
- Preserved height
- 0.098
- Preserved height
- 9.8e0
- Wall thickness
- 0.0056
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Fabric Munsell reading
- 7.5YR 7/4
- Drawing
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- Drawing
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- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 621 (Kenchreai RC22e 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/ke0621>
