- KTH0962 (Painted Laconian Rooftile) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-54
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Rooftile
- Description
- Low arching, thin tile. Lateral margin is beveled and thickened upward. Traces of red paint on bottom surface only.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric is light red (10R 7/6) and consistently fired. Gritty fabric has various inclusions all well-sorted: uncommon large, angular, gray and red; frequent medium, subangular and subrounded black, gray, and red; and uncommon small and medium, subrounded, “lime“. Unslipped. Bottom surface only has traces of thin, even, semiglossy paint in consistent red (5R 4/8).
- Preservation comment
- Two joining fragments (fresh breaks) preserve small part of tile with one finished edge. Moderate, somewhat sparse abrasion and slight scoring; frequent specks to patches of thin encrustation on bottom face and extensive, thin film of encrustation on top face.
- Edge thickness
- 0.019
- Preserved length
- 0.101
- Preserved width
- 0.06
- Wall thickness
- 0.012
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH0962 (Painted Laconian Rooftile).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0962>
