- KE 1147 (Roman Amphora with Dipinto) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 294
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Description
- Amphora. Rounded shoulder. Red dipinto in three lines of small letters on shoulder near turn to neck.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale pink, consistently fired; very thin, inconsistent, buff wash. Fine, hard; smooth to slightly granular break. Tiny, somewhat clustered, mixed black, red, dark gray bits throughout; faintly micaceous; rare elongated voids. Kenchreai RC22? If so rather unrefined for ware. Faint turning marks on exterior.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves ca. 20% of shoulder up to base of neck. Slight, sparse abrasion and minor chipping around edges; worn breaks.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, p. 117, no. RC 22d, pl. 29 (B. Adamsheck)
- Preserved length
- 0.0574
- Preserved width
- 0.103
- Wall thickness
- 0.0072
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KE 1147 (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/ke1147>
