- KE 1152 (Roman Amphora with Dipinto) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 299
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Brick red core; thin buff wash. Heavy, somewhat fine, hard fabric; granular to hackly break. Numerous tiny bits, well sorted, incuding black, white, quartzitic; rare, rounded, small, dark gray inclusions; very rare, small, elongated voids; very rare, elongated but irregular lime particles. Surface slightly bumpy; turning marks around lower neck.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves small part of upper wall. shoulder, lower neck, and upper attachment of one handle. Very sparse abrasion; slightly worn breaks; scattered, uneven patches of encrustation.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, p. 118, no. RC 24a, pl. 32 (B. Adamsheck)
- Neck diameter
- 0.165
- Preserved height
- 0.1574
- Preserved length
- 0.1486
- Preserved width
- 0.1101
- Wall thickness
- 0.011-0.013
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KE 1152 (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/ke1152>
