- KTH0531 (Late Roman Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-79
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Dark gray core, reddish brown surface (3-5 mm) but very surface fired to dark gray or black. Slightly coarse, very hard; granular to slightly hackly break; common, tiny to small, mixed white and dark bits. Unslipped; streak of white paint on outside handle?
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves ca. 40% of upper handle including point of attachment with rim. Moderate, extensive abrasion and pitting; somewhat worn breaks; thin, irregular, extensive film of encrustation.
- Handle width
- 0.028
- Preserved height
- 0.052
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Photograph
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