KTH0992 (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
Fabric, firing, and surface description
SCA Fabric 1: consistently fired golden brown; hard, medium fine, with smooth break; uncommon, tiny to small, poorly sorted, white (calcareous and quartzitic), red and gray, and rarely black(?) inclusions; slightly micaceous (silvery and golden). Smoothed surface. Eastern Aegean-western Asia Minor.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves most of toe. Slight, somewhat sparse abrasion with scoring and chipping; worn breaks; irregular, widespread encrustation.
Base Diameter
0.029
Preserved height
0.064
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH0992 (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/kth0992>