KTH0712 (Samos Cistern Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show fewer 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)
Drawing
Photograph