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- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 489
- Description
- Jug or pitcher. High sloping shoulder to cylindrical(?) neck. Graffito in Greek letters, thin and shallow, inscribed after firing, on upper shoulder close to joint with neck.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale red core and interior surface; exterior fired slightly more pale, consistently. Fine, somewhat hard. smooth to faintly conchoidal break. Rare, small, subrounded, gray and black inclusions; rare, very small, angular white (calcareous).
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves small part of shoulder near transition to neck. Slight, sparse abrasion with rare gouging and scoring; worn breaks; thin patches of encrustation across breaks.
- Preserved height
- 0.071
- Preserved length
- 0.0788
- Preserved width
- 0.0442
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- File
- Photograph
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“KE 1941 (Roman Jar or Pitcher with Graffito).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1941>
