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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
Mi 542
Comparanda
sim. SardisM9, p. 82, fig. 411 (Shop E13)
Description
Cuboid die. Incised circles marking counts 1-6 in conventional format across six sides.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Orangish red, fired slightly darker at surface; hard, coarse; granular fabric and rough surface; common, small, poorly sorted, red inclusions; rare, tiny black bits; rare, medium, subrounded lime chunks; medium, irregular voids at surface. No surface finishing. Handmade, irregular form.
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion with pitting and gouging; specks of encrustation.
Height
0.0255
Length
0.0255
Width
0.0255
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Photograph
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Suggested citation
“KE 1991 (Terracotta Die).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke1991>