KTH1007 (Late Roman South Pontic Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]

In or from KTH Container

http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-73

Comment

KTHPUBCAT

Logical part of

Threpsiades Inventoried Objects

Comparanda

A. Opaiţ, ”Local and imported wine at Pompeiopolis, Paphlagonia,“ RCRF Acta 45 (2016), pp. 701-713, Fig. 29.

Description

Amphora. Narrow vertical but slightly tapering neck. Widened rim has flat to slightly concave outer face with sharp lower edge; upper face slopes inward to rounded edge. Ridge on interior and exterior. Thick loop handle attaches to upper neck. Overall can be characterized as a well-made small LRA1 but there are good parallels to Southern Pontic amphora possibly from Amastris (see Opaiţ 2016). Small part of dipinto in dark red paint survives on lower neck at attachment to shoulder.

Extant part

Rim

Fabric, firing, and surface description

Fabric is fired to consistent pale brown (10YR 7/4), surface thinly slip and just barely lighter than fabric. Frequent varied tiny bits, many dark; some medium to small dark angular, elongated chunks/stones.

Preservation comment

One large sherd preserves ca. 40% of rim and neck, one handle stub, and small part of upper wall. Slight, sparse abrasion and chipping especially around worn edges; specks of encrustation.

Base of neck diameter (estimated)

0.105

Preserved height

0.119

Estimated rim diameter

0.075

Wall thickness

0.005

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Fabric Munsell reading

10YR 7/4

Drawing