- KE 1540 (Roman Amphora with Dipinto) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 417
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Description
- Amphora with rounded shoulder; rounded ridging. Red dipinto on upper shoulder.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale pink fabric, consistently fired. Granular break; gritty texture. Numerous, well sorted, tiny to small, white, red, gray, and black inclusions; rare, rounded, small, white (calcareous) particles; rare, small, rounded voids. LRA1?
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preseerves small part from upper body or shoulder. Rare cracking around edges; slightly worn breaks; otherwise surface in good condition.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, pp. 117-118, no. RC 23l, pl. 32 (B. Adamsheck)
- Estimated diameter upper bound
- 0.26
- Preserved length
- 0.0724
- Preserved width
- 0.0513
- Wall thickness
- 0.0058
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KE 1540 (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/ke1540>
