KTH0984 (Samos Cistern Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 70
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Samos Cistern Amphora
Description
Solid spike toe tapers downward to flat bottom, marked by widening into panel at base. Spirally turned.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
SCA Fabric 1, so far as it can be observed through the encrustation: SCA Fabric 1: golden brown fabric with a tinge of orange; smooth to slightly granular break; medium fine(?), hard; small varied inclusions; micaceous sparkles. Eastern Aegean-western Asia Minor.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves entire toe up to attachment with body. Slight, extensive abrasion; worn breaks; thin but continuous film of encrustation.
Base Diameter
0.028
Preserved height
0.074
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH0984 (Samos Cistern Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0984>