KTH0712 (Samos Cistern Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-50
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Samos Cistern Amphora
Fabric, firing, and surface description
SCA Fabric 1: golden brown fabric with faint wash, fired slightly more pale; smooth to slightly granular break, hard; uncommon, small, mostly rounded, red and white (calcareous and quartzitic) inclusions; uncommon mixed micaceous sparkles. Eastern Aegean-western Asia Minor.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves intact toe and attachment to lowermost wall. Slight, sparse abrasion and chipping around edges; worn breaks; thin, extensive encrustation.
Base Diameter
0.026
Preserved height
0.053
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH0712 (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/kth0712>