- KE 763 (Roman Amphora with Dipinto) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 198
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Description
- Amphora. Low sloping shoulder; cylindrical(?) neck. Red dipinto in large letters across joint between shoulder and neck.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale red fabric, more buff at surface; consistently fired. Medium fine, hard; smooth to faintly conchoidal break. Uncommon, well sorted, tiny, white and black and red bits; very rare, medium, angular black particles and very rare, medium, subrounded, white (lime) inclusions, a few at surface; tiny golden mica flakes, uncommon to common. Kenchreai RC22? Slight excess clay smeared across exterior surface.
- Preservation comment
- One small sherd preserves small part of shoulder at base of neck. Slight, infrequent abrasion with minor scratching and chipping around edges; worn break.
- Estimated neck diameter
- 0.08
- Preserved height
- 0.0331
- Preserved width
- 0.0574
- Wall thickness
- 0.0082
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Pagescan
- Photograph
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“KE 763 (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/ke0763>
