- KTH0749 (Late Roman Small Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-15
- Comment
- KTHPUBCAT
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Description
- Small amphora. Conical lower body. Heavy, flat, plain bottom; toe slightly concave with shallow central button. Narrow combing nearer base has upward orientation, with rounder peaks and more overlap away from base. Extant interior surface lined with black pitch.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale reddish brown, consistently fired; coarse fabric, hard, granular to hackly break; infrequent, small, angular lime particles, rare medium to large, dark stone, varied tiny bits, many visible at surface. Exterior surface very thinly slipped, matte, same color as fabric.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves ca. 40% of toe and lower body. Moderate, extensive abrasion; worn breaks; thick, extensive, rough encrustation.
- Estimated base diameter
- 0.025
- Preserved height
- 0.0577
- Wall thickness
- 0.008
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH0749 (Late Roman Small Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0749>
