- KTH1177+0790 (Late Roman Amphora 1) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-49
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Amphora 1
- Description
- Tall, cylindrical neck, tapering in middle, with uneven ridge near top at attachment of handles. Plain, rounded rim, rolled outward, uneven in form. Vertical loop handles, oval in section, attach at upper neck and rim and at shoulder.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric fired to consistent brownish red, with frequent tiny dark bits and some large rounded stones. Surface has very light self slip that is very slightly darker in patches than fabric.
- Preservation comment
- Two large sherds preserve 100% of rim, ca. 75% of neck to shoulder, and upper one-third of one handle. Slight, extensive abrasion and large chips from rim; worn breaks; patches of vermetid casings under handle (marine deposition?).
- Handle width
- 0.0375
- Preserved height
- 0.115
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.1195
- Wall thickness
- 0.0132
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
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