- KTH0901 (Roman Amphora or Jar) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-12
- Comment
- KTHPUBCAT
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Description
- Amphora or jar. Vertical loop handle with oval to rectangular section, grooved on inner face and side. Simple palm leaf design incised on upper outer face of handle.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale red; slightly coarse, hard, with smooth to slightly granular break; uncommon, small to medium, rounded, lime particles and uncommon, well sorted, tiny bits (red or brown, gray, and rarely black); surface shows thin, uneven wash slightly more brown than fabric. Brushstrokes across outer face of handle.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves one entire handle with lower attachment at shoulder. Slight, sparse abrasion and chipping around edges; slightly worn breaks; extensive, thin film of encrustation.
- Handle width
- 0.0447
- Estimated neck diameter
- 0.08
- Preserved height
- 0.1174
- Preserved width
- 0.0732
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KTH0901 (Roman Amphora or Jar).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0901>
