- KE 1543 (Roman Amphora with Dipinto) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 420
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Description
- Amphora. Red dipinto on upper wall or shoulder?
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pink with tinge of orange, more buff at exterior surface; consistently fired. Medium fine, medium hard; granular break. Uncommon, very small, well sorted, dark bits and more infrequent white; uncommon to common, very small, golden mica flakes. Variant of Kenchreai RC22? If so rather unrefined. Carefully smoothed exterior surface.
- Preservation comment
- One small sherd preserves part of upper(?) body. Slight, sparse abrasion with one large chip along margin; worn breaks; black speckling across outside surface.
- Preserved height
- 0.0413
- Preserved width
- 0.0505
- Wall thickness
- 0.0052
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KE 1543 (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/ke1543>
