KTH0812 (Samos Cistern Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-33
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Samos Cistern Amphora
Fabric, firing, and surface description
SCA Fabric 1: golden brown fabric; smooth to slightly granular break; medium fine(?), hard; uncommon, tiny to small, mostly rounded, red, dark, and white (calcareous and quartzitic) inclusions; uncommon mixed micaceous sparkles. Eastern Aegean-western Asia Minor.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves intact toe up to attachment with lowermost body. Very slight, rare abrasion; worn breaks; thin, extensive encrustation.
Base Diameter
0.026
Preserved height
0.071
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH0812 (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/kth0812>