KE 1545 (Late Roman Amphora 1 with dipinto) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 422
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 1
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Pink with a tinge of orange, but slightly more pale surface; consistently fired. Hard; granular break, gritty almost sandy texture. Numerous, well sorted, tiny, mixed bits: black, white, few red; uncommon, small, subangular, gray inclusions; faintly golden micaceous.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 15% at junction of upper shoulder and neck. Slight, sparse abrasion; worn breaks; scattered, irregular patches of encrustation.
Estimated diameter upper bound
0.151
Estimated neck diameter
0.105
Preserved height
0.0338
Wall thickness
0.0056-0.0109
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1545 (Late Roman Amphora 1 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/ke1545>