- KTH1199 (Roman Amphora or Jug Handle) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-11
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Description
- Amphora or robust jug. Vertical handle, circular in section, with five grooves on outer face (cf. MRA5 but too small).
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Very pale red, consistently fired; coarse fabric, hard, with smooth to granular break; Uncommon, small, lime chunks; frequent, rounded and angular and platy, small, black, gray, and red bits; rare, medium to large, elongated, brown particles. Surface lightly washed and more pale than fabric.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves lower part of one handle. Slight, extensive abrasion and pitting and rare gouging, with chipping around edges; worn breaks; thin, sparse patches of encrustation.
- Handle width
- 0.036
- Preserved height
- 0.1401
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Photograph
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“KTH1199 (Roman Amphora or Jug Handle).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1199>
