KE 2240 (Middle Roman Amphora 3) [permalink] [next] [show fewer 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 684
Typological identification
Middle Roman Amphora 3
Comparanda
cf. AgoraV, pp. 55-56, no. J 46, pls. 11, 41 (H. Robinson; deposit dated mid-2nd-early 3rd centuries)
Comparanda
cf. Lang1955, pp. 277-278, n. 5, pl. 79:f (Athenian Agora P 3149, dated 1st century)
Description
Rounded shoulder, wide just below neck. High cylindrical neck tapers upward. Everted rim, triangular in profile, has rounded outer lip and groove just below. Strap handle with channel on upper face rises from neck and extends to shoulder.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves intact rim, neck and single handle and part of shoulder below Scattered marine encrustation. Marine exposure has removed essentially all of original surface, creating hole in neck; remaining material is soft and flakey.
Handle width
0.034
Rim diameter
0.058
Wall thickness
0.007
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph