KTH0495 (Small Late Roman Amphora 2) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-57
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 2 Small
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 2 with Writing
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Micaceous variant of standard LRA2 southern Argolid fabric. More frequent and smaller golden micaceous flakes than usual; slightly overfired.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves 15% of rim and full profile of neck from shoulder to lip. Slight, sparse abrasion, scratching across surface, and chipping around rim; mostly clean breaks; scattered specks and patches of encrustation.
Neck Height
0.054
Preserved height
0.0758
Estimated rim diameter
0.07
Rim Height
0.0202
Wall thickness
0.0080
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH0495 (Small 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/kth0495>