- KE 1538 (Roman Amphora with Dipinto) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 415
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Description
- Amphora. Rounded shoulder. Traces of dense, low ridging on exterior; turning grooves on interior. Red dipinto in small letters across shoulder.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Light reddish brown to pink fabric, more buff on exterior surface; consistently fired but pinkish cloud across interior surface. Fine, hard; slightly granular break and gritty texture. Uncommon, very small, rounded black inclusions; rare, angular and subangular, small, white (lime and shell?) bits; and very rare, angular, small to medium, reddish gray inclusions; rare, subangular voids of all sizes in breaks and on surface; no visible mica. Quite possibly LRA1. Gouges in surface before firing. Blobs of excess clay on exterior.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves small part of upper wall and shoulder. Slight, sparse abrasion with rare gouging; worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation with faint cloud of dark green discoloration on interior surface.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, pp. 117-118, no. RC 23k, pl. 32 (B. Adamsheck)
- Preserved height
- 0.0687
- Preserved width
- 0.1042
- Wall thickness
- 0.0068
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Photograph
-
- Photograph
-
-
“KE 1538 (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/ke1538>
