KTH0885 (Roman Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show fewer 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
Photograph
Photograph