- KE 2184 (Early Byzantine Pontic Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Area UA (Underwater at south mole)
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 626
- Typological identification comment
- Scorpan XII=Böttger A=Kuzmanov XVII
- Comparanda
- sim. Aupert1980, pp. 440, 441, no. 324b, fig. 46 (Argos, context dated very late 5th-early 7th century)
- Comparanda
- sim. Bass1982, pp. 182, 183, nos. P 71, P72, fig. 8.18 (Yassi Ada, early 7th century)
- Description
- Short, somewhat squat amphora with high neck and flaring rounded rim; rounded shoulders; cylindrical body very slight widening towards base; rounded lower part leading to short toe. The two round-in-section handles extend from below rim to lower part of shoulder. In overall conception, the form is imitative of LRA1.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Slightly coarse, dark reddish brown fabric with some tiny light bits. The surface has a thin wash and is slightly darker brown than the fabric.
- Preservation comment
- Intact but missing most of one handle. Extensive, moderate to severe pitting, flaking and erosion of soft surface consistent with marine submersion over long period; larger thick patches of marine accretion and small shells.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, p. 116, no. RC 18, pl. 27 (B. Adamsheck)
- Body diameter
- 0.145
- Handle total height
- 0.087
- Handle width
- 0.021
- Height
- 0.41
- Rim diameter
- 0.093
- Wall thickness
- 0.008-0.011
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Fabric Munsell reading
- 2.5YR 5/8 (red)
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“KE 2184 (Early Byzantine Pontic Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2184>
