- KTH0574 (Samos Cistern Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-47
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Samos Cistern Amphora
- Typological identification comment
- Design of Samos Cistern amphora but somewhat thinner spike and in unusual fabric: imitative form.
- Description
- Narrow spike toe inserted into body with clay plug on floor. Toe has thickened, squared rim with dimple on underside.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale reddish brown, consistently fired; very slightly granular, hard; smooth break; uncommon tiny lime bits, rare tiny darker bits; slightly micaceous. Well smoothed outside surface. Eastern Aegean-western Asia Minor but not one of three major Samos Cistern fabrics.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves entire toe and part of lower body. Slight, sparse abrasion and large chips from edges; worn breaks; faint white cloud of incipient encrustation.
- Base Diameter
- 0.018
- Preserved height
- 0.092
- Wall thickness
- 0.045
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Fabric Munsell reading
- 5YR 7/8
- Drawing
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“KTH0574 (Samos Cistern Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0574>
