KTH1144 (Samos Cistern Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-06
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Samos Cistern Amphora
Fabric, firing, and surface description
SCA Fabric 1: brown; medium fine, hard; smooth to granular break; uncommon to common(?), tiny to small, white to offwhite (calcareous and quartzitic) and red to gray inclusions; faintly silvery and golden micaceous. Eastern Aegean-western Asia Minor.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves most of toe. Slight, sparse abrasion and minor gouging; worn breaks; extensive, irregular encrustation.
Base Diameter
0.031
Preserved height
0.077
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1144 (Samos Cistern Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1144>