- KE 2194 (Byzantine Jug) [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 636
- Conservation
- 1960s: mending with shellac and infilling with fine white plaster painted gray.
- Description
- Jug with rounded body, narrow neck, flaring rim with horizontal overhang. One strap handle extends from rim to body just above widest point. Slightly convex base. Three ridges on body beneath neck.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Slightly coarse fabric with frequent inclusions ranging from medium lime and reddish/dark chunks to varied smaller light and dark bits.
- Preservation comment
- Two joining sherds preserve complete profile and single handle. Extensive, moderate abrasion and scattered pitting.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, p. 137, no. RC 77, pl. 37 (mis-identification in concordance; B. Adamsheck)
- Base Diameter
- 0.102
- Handle width
- 0.011
- Rim diameter
- 0.064
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Fabric Munsell reading
- 5YR 7/6
- Drawing
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“KE 2194 (Byzantine Jug).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2194>
