- KTH0150 (Glass Crucible?) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Glass (Artifact Category)
- Comparanda
- KTH108a-e, KTH110a-c, KTH128, KTH212, KTH2116.
- Description
- Fragment of brick-like terracotta with one slightly concave surface coated with thin layer of glass (Th. 0.0045 m). Remains of glass crucible? tubular channels?
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Brittle, light buff fabric with rare to uncommon, small to medium-sized, white, red, and gray inclusions. Thin layer of shiny, brownish black glass. Pinprick to small bubble holes burst on surface (rapidly cooled).
- Preservation comment
- One small, roughly trapezoidal fragment. Slight, sparse abrasion; scattered traces of encrustation.
- Preserved length
- 0.043
- Preserved width
- 0.023
- Thickness
- 0.0225
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Material
- Glass (Material)
- Photograph
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“KTH0150 (Glass Crucible?).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0150>
