- 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
- 2.5YR 7/8
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale red fabric with medium angular to small 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)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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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, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2344>
