KTH0992 (Samos Cistern Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show fewer 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