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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Writing transcription
- ΟΡΤ[ ]
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 196
- Description
- Jug or pitchers with high sloping upper body or shoulder. Graffito in Greek letters in thin, shallow strokes inscribed after firing across upper body or shoulder.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Buff fabric, fired slightly more pink at surface. Hard, finely; mostly smooth break. Common, well sorted, tiny to small, mostly white but also more rarely dark, and very rare, small, angular, red chunks (iron oxide?).
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves small part of body. Slight to moderate, somewhat extensive abrasion with scratching and chipping around edges; worn breaks; rare specks of encrustation.
- Preserved length
- 0.0617
- Preserved width
- 0.0508
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KE 761 (Roman Vessel 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/ke0761>
