KE 2410 (Early Micaceous Water Jar) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Comment
Previously uninventoried object found in storage and inventoried with new number in 2019.
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 801
Typological identification
Middle Roman Amphora 3
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves large part of upper wall, one entire handle, and entire neck and rim. Soft and powdery surface, extensive erosion with pitting and severe flaking, consistent with marine submersion over a long period; worn breaks; scattered patches of marine encrustation.
Body diameter
0.15
Neck Height
0.04
Preserved height
0.104
Rim diameter
0.059
Wall thickness
0.005-0.006
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 2410 (Early Micaceous Water Jar).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke2410>