- KTH0489 (Middle Roman Amphora 4) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-41
- Comment
- KTHPUBCAT
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Middle Roman Amphora 4
- Description
- Pinched handle with angular sides attaches at sloping shoulder.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric: 5YR 6/6-6/8, reddish yellow. Thin surface: 7.5YR 8/4, pink (“buff“). Moderate fine fabric but slightly granular break; faintly micaceous matrix; frequent, small, angular, black inclusions; uncommon, small to medium, seldom subangular but mostly rounded, red chunks and pellets; and occasional light, rounded bits. Surface slipped and fired to very pale buff, almost creamy. Rough Cilician fabric.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves lower part of handle and small part of shoulder. Slight to moderate, extensive chipping and abrasion; somewhat thick, extensive film of encrustation over all surfaces.
- Handle width
- 0.037
- Preserved height
- 0.086
- Wall thickness
- 0.0111
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH0489 (Middle Roman Amphora 4).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0489>
