- KTH0885 (Roman Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-01
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Description
- Cylindrical, tapering neck. Flaring rim that narrows to edge; slight ridge on underside.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Yellow fabric with a tinge of green, fired slightly darker at interior and exterior surfaces; slightly coarse fabric; smooth to vaguely conchoidal break; many varied inclusions: rare golden mica, large to medium lime and quartz, rounded dark, smaller to tiny light and dark bits. Faint turning grooves on inside and outside.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves 25% of rim and small part of upper neck. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion and pitting with chipped edges; worn breaks; rare specks of encrustation.
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.115
- Wall thickness
- 0.012
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH0885 (Roman Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0885>
