- KTH0891 (Roman Imported 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
- High, rolled or collar rim with vertical outer face and flat upper face but rounded edges. Cylindrical neck.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale red with a tinge of yellow, consistently fired; slightly coarse fabric, hard, with somewhat smooth break; frequent small, subrounded to subangular, white inclusions, some elongated and varied tiny bits; uncommon to common, small voids.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves roughly one quarter of rim and upper neck. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion and chipping around edges; very sparse specks of encrustation.
- Preserved height
- 0.025
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.085
- Wall thickness
- 0.0057
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KTH0891 (Roman Imported Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <https://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0891>
