- KTH1094/1152 (Late Roman Amphora 5) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-22
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Amphora 5
- Description
- Shoulder tapers in even slope from wide body; distinct transition to neck marked by broad groove. Short, cylindrical but convex rim tapers to thin, rounded lip. Inward curve of neck is distinctive. Fine ridges up shoulder to articulation with rim. Excess clay across upper shoulder onto exterior rim.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Slightly granular reddish fabric with occasional, medium ”lime” and smaller, darker, rounded inclusion, with other varied tiny bits, many sandy. Thin distinctly lighter wash, plain in patches.
- Preservation comment
- One small sherd preserves 7% of rim and neck and small part of shoulder. Non-joining sherd from same vessel as KTH1152. Slight, somewhat sparse abrasion and chipping especially around edges; common specks to patches of encrustation.
- Neck Height
- 0.033
- Preserved height
- 0.074
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.105
- Wall thickness
- 0.008-0.009
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH1094/1152 (Late Roman Amphora 5).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1094>
