- KTH0274+1322 (Late Roman Amphora 5) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-55
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Amphora 5
- Typological identification comment
- Pieri 2A
- Description
- Shoulder tapers in even slope from wide body. Nearly vertical, cylindrical rim, demarcated below by slight bulge, with plain lip slightly thickened outward to a point. Two small ring handles, oval to rectangular in section, with sharp groove on top that opens into trough at top and bottom, attach at shoulder. Fine, sharp ridges up shoulder to articulation with rim. Slight excess clay on exterior rim.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Coarse orange to pale brown fabric with frequent light angular sandy inclusions and occasional large white (lime) chunks, a few opening at surface; some small voids. Northern Palestinian: Caesarea.
- Preservation comment
- Three joining sherds (275a+b+1322) preserving complete rim, both handles, and large part of shoulder. Clean breaks; slight, rare abrasion; slight, extensive specks to film of encrustation. Surface encrusted with patches of ash, slightly lighter than fabric where visible.
- Handle width
- 0.027
- Neck Height
- 0.033
- Preserved height
- 0.118
- Rim diameter
- 0.096
- Wall thickness
- 0.009
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KTH0274+1322 (Late Roman Amphora 5).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0274>
