KTH0953 (Late Roman Amphora 2) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-52
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 2
Typological identification comment
JLR: large version of 7th-c. Yassi Ada amphora, with somewhat refined fabric?
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Micaceous non-southern Argolid LRA2 fabric. Somewhat granular, hard; uncommon lime specks; micaceous; fired to consistent brownish red.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves 15% of rim and uppermost neck. Slight, sparse abrasion and scoring; slightly worn breaks; thin, scattered patches of encrustation on all surfaces.
Preserved height
0.0692
Estimated rim diameter
0.13
Rim Height
0.0442
Wall thickness
0.0083
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH0953 (Late Roman Amphora 2).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0953>