KTH1096 (Late Roman Amphora 5) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-22
Comment
Object description in preparation.
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 5
Typological identification comment
Pieri 2A
Description
Vertical to slightly flaring, cylindrical rim with slight bulge in middle; demarcated below by small rounded ridge like a ring; slightly rounded to triangular lip. Upper shoulder descends from neck in even slope; fine, sharp ridging.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Hard, orange fabric with common, small, rounded to subrounded, sandy inclusions (quartz, red and black) and small lime chunks; smoothed surface (cf. KTH2525). Northern Palestinian: Caesarea.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 22% of rim and upper shoulder. Slight, extensive abrasion and minor chipping around edges; moderately worn breaks; extensive white (calcareous) film.
Estimated diameter upper bound
0.14
Preserved height
0.057
Estimated rim diameter
0.1
Rim Height
0.039
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph