- KTH1163 (Late Roman Amphora 4) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-49
- Comment
- JLR 12-2020: bothersome piece, looks like early LRA4 toe but finishing on bottom points to jug
- Comment
- KTHPUBCAT
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Amphora 4
- Description
- Flat to slightly concave base is distinctly formed from lower wall by deep tooling, though with some excess clay filling groove. Light rounded ridging above base turns to deeper combing that is oriented towards top of vessel.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Reddish fabric with rounded quartz and lime chunks, some exploding on surface. Surface partially fired to buff.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves large part of base and lower wall. Slight chipping and abrasion around edges but otherwise clean breaks; slight, extensive film of encrustation over all surfaces.
- Base Diameter
- 0.045
- Preserved height
- 0.039
- Wall thickness
- 0.007
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH1163 (Late Roman Amphora 4).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1163>
