KTH0005 (Late Roman Amphora 2) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-03
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 2
Description
Rounded shoulder. Tall, truncoconical neck. Flaring, convex rim has rounded, inwardly thickened lip with groove made by finger just below on inner face. Vertical loop handle, oval in section, attaches at middle of neck and at shoulder. Slight ledge on interior at base of rim.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Standard LRA2 southern Argolid fabric, firing, and surface treatment.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves entire rim, most of neck, one complete handle, start of other, and part of body into combed shoulder. Slight abrasion and erosion around edges but otherwise clean breaks; thick, scattered patches of encrustation, especially around handle.
Handle width
0.0369
Preserved height
0.232
Preserved height
0.24e0
Rim diameter
0.102e0
Rim Height
0.0398
Wall thickness
0.0967
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH0005 (Late Roman Amphora 2).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0005>