KTH0496 (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
Comment
KTHPUBCAT
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 2
Description
Rounded shoulder. Wide, truncoconical neck. Sharp articulation between neck and rim. 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.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Micaceous variant of LRA2 southern Argolid fabric; typical firing and surface treatment.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 55% of rim, most of neck, one intact handle, and one upper handle attachment Clean breaks; thin but extensive patches of encrustation on all surfaces.
Handle width
0.036
Rim diameter
0.104
Rim Height
0.036
Wall thickness
0.009
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH0496 (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/kth0496>