- KTH0878 (Keay 61/62 North African Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-20
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- North African Keay 61 Amphora
- Typological identification
- North African Keay 62 Amphora
- Description
- Wide cylindrical neck tapers toward rim. Loop handle attaches at upper neck and shoulder. Handle has light ridging on upper face and groove underneath. Distinct dimple on interior of neck at upper handle attachment.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Consistently fired(?) ”brick red” fabric; hard; common, small, calcareous and quartzitic inclusions; rare large lime chunks; one large, dark angular chunk observed. Pale saline wash on exterior; interior plain. Classic Tunisian fabric.
- Preservation comment
- One large fragment preserves less than one-third of neck and one entire handle. Slight, sparse abrasion and a few chips around edges; worn breaks.
- Handle width
- 0.041
- Handle width
- 0.047
- Estimated neck diameter
- 0.195
- Preserved height
- 0.142
- Wall thickness
- 0.008
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Fabric Munsell reading
- 10R 6/8
- Surface (slip) Munsell reading
- More pale than 5Y 8/4
- Drawing
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“KTH0878 (Keay 61/62 North African Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0878>
