KTH0579 (Late Roman Amphora 2) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-48
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 2
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Standard southern Argolid LRA2 fabric, firing, and surface: faint greenish hue from incipient overfiring; medium, aubangular, lime chunks bursting through surface; faint brush marks and turning bands one exterior rim.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 33% of rim and small part of upper neck. Slight, sparse abrasion with minor flaking; slightly worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation. Speckling of orange streaks: postdepositional?
Preserved height
0.0577
Estimated rim diameter
0.1
Rim Height
0.0386
Wall thickness
0.0092
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH0579 (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/kth0579>