KTH1055 (Late Roman Jug) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-44
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Description
Jug. Conical, flaring rim with short, everted, rounded lip. Loop handle, rectangular in section with broad grooves on outer face and side, attaches against rim just below lip.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Reddish brown; slightly coarse, hard, granular break; uncommon to common, small, well sorted, subrounded and subangular, light inclusions (some quartzitic?) and other tiny bits (most red and light). Surface cannot be well observed through encrustation.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves <5% of rim and neck with upper segment and attachment of handle. Extensive, moderate(?) abrasion; worn breaks; thick, extensive encrustation.
Preserved height
0.0403
Estimated rim diameter
0.09
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1055 (Late Roman Jug).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1055>