- KE 2242 (Middle Roman Amphora 3) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 686
- Typological identification
- Middle Roman Amphora 3
- Bibliography
- H. Robinson. 1959. Agora V, plate 41([j 46]).
- Bibliography
- M. Lang 1955. “Dated Jars”, plate 79(f).
- Description
- Thin walled amphora with rounded body and short neck. Thickened, everted rim with shallow interior groove. Single strap handle rises from neck and extends to body; wide, rounded groove on upper face of handle.
- Extant part
- handle
- Extant part
- neck
- Extant part
- rim
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Highly micaceous. Discolored by marine exposure, though towards original weak red at core.
- Preservation comment
- Single sherd preserving rim, neck, the single handle, and some wall below. Marine encrustation.
- Handle width
- 0.049
- Rim diameter
- 0.054
- Rim diameter
- 0.069
- Rim Percent Preserved
- 100
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Pagescan
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“KE 2242 (Middle Roman Amphora 3).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2019. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2242>
