Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
KE 1147 (Late Roman Amphora 1 with Dipinto)
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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 294
Typological identification
Dipinto (pottery)
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 1
Description
Amphora. Rounded shoulder. Red dipinto in three lines of small letters on shoulder near turn to neck.
Fabric, firing, surface
Pale pink, consistently fired; very thin, inconsistent, buff wash. Slight coarse, hard; smooth to slightly granular break, with pimply texture. Tiny, somewhat clustered, mixed black, red, dark gray bits throughout; faintly sparkly; rare elongated voids. Eastern Cilician.
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
Photograph
Photograph
Linked to
KE 1146 (Roman Amphora with Dipinto)