- KTH0976 (Amphora Stopper/Lid) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- KTH Container 70
- Comment
- DIAM2018 (LBH)
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Small handled amphora stopper
- Description
- Knob handled stopper. Just over half preserved in two joining shards. Knob handle is slightly chipped. Evidence of finger on knob handle during formation present. Slight spiral motif and cracking present on knob handle underside. Frequent gold micaceous flakes present on surface. Made in “Southern Argolid Fabric ”.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Usual LRA2 Argolid fabric; occasional lime chunks, glistening golden micaceous flakes visible on surface. Core fired pink. Surface pale with thin wash. Underside unspotted, with pre-firing scratch marks, and a small chunk of adhering excess clay.
- Preservation comment
- Two fragments preserve just over half of body; handle chipped.
- Diameter
- 0.0593
- Handle length
- 0.014
- Handle width
- 0.009
- Height
- 0.028
- Rim Percent Preserved
- 66
- Wall thickness
- 0.005
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KTH0976 (Amphora Stopper/Lid).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0976>
