- KTH0768 (Samos Cistern Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-61
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Samos Cistern Amphora
- Description
- Solid spike toe tapers downward to flat bottom, marked by widening into panel at base. Small irregular dimple underneath. Light spiral turning. Wide to cylindrical lower body.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Consistently fired to reddish brown; very frequent small silvery micaceous flakes, many on surface, and occasional light, small lime bits; vaguely sandy texture. SCA Fabric 2: eastern Aegean/western Asia Minor.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves entire toe and large part of lower body. Slight abrasive scratches and scattered patches of encrustation and slightly worn breaks, but otherwise in good condition.
- Base Diameter
- 0.026
- Body diameter preserved
- 0.123
- Preserved height
- 0.141
- Wall thickness
- 0.006
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH0768 (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/kth0768>
