- KE 762 (Roman Amphora with Dipinto) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 197
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Description
- Amphora. Rounded shoulder. Red dipinto in large characters across upper shoulder, near turn to neck.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Buff fabric, consistently fired; very thin wash. Slightly granular texture and break; hard. Rare to very rare, poorly sorted, small, subrounded and subangular, white, black, and gray inclusions; uncommon, small, golden mica flakes.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves large part of shoulder and upper body. Slight, sparse abrasion with rare gouging; slightly worn breaks; otherwise surfaces in good condition.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, p. 117, no. RC 22q, pl. 30 (B. Adamsheck)
- Preserved height
- 0.0048
- Preserved height
- 0.007
- Preserved width
- 0.133
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KE 762 (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/ke0762>
