- KE 2344 (Knidian Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 790
- Typological identification
- Knidian Amphora
- Description
- Amphora. Spike toe with prominent ring. Ring is tooled at upper edge so that it is sharply marked from spike; lower face of rim has rounded profile. Very tip of toe is hollow with small irregular opening (max. dimension 5 mm).
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale red fabric with medium to small, angular, and tiny, subrounded, white lime and much less common tiny darker bits; occasional golden micaceous flakes. Surface has thin wash, lighter than fabric.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves entire low and adjacent wall. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion with minor gouging and chipping; worn breaks; thin patches of black encrustation.
- Base Diameter
- 0.058
- Preserved height
- 0.1144
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Fabric Munsell reading
- 2.5YR 7/8
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KE 2344 (Knidian Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2344>
