KTH0670 (Late Roman Jug[?] with Graffito) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 53
Comment
KTHPUBCAT
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Description
Tapering upper wall to everted or outwardly thickened rim. Archaic handle, oval to lentoid in section, attached at rim and middle of body. Incised at top of arch with double cross: longer vertical incision, lower horizontal incision spanning handle, shorter lighter horizontal incision above, near end of vertical incision.
Extant part
Handle
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Coarse light greenish gray fabric with rare, large, white quartzitic chunks, other medium to small darker angular inclusions. Surface discolored by ash and burning, though extant slip now weak reddish.
Preservation comment
Single handle sherd.
Handle width
0.026
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Fabric Munsell reading
10YR 6/4
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH0670 (Late Roman Jug[?] with Graffito).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0670>