- KTH1213 (Early Byzantine Regional Jar or Fruit Amphora) [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
- Wide cylindrical neck tapers up toward rim. Short horizontal rim rounded into knob on exterior; slopes shortly to ledge on interior. Thin wall, fabric, size, and shape support identification as regional fruit amphora.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Granular fabric is grey with frequent light small to medium subangular inclusions, also embedded in surface. Inner surface is pale red; patchy grey and greyish-brown towards rim edge and exterior surface. Light brush marks on all extant surfaces. NePcf.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves 7% of rim and small part of upper wall. Very slight abrasion but sharp breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
- Preserved height
- 0.014
- Preserved height
- 0.019
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.17
- Wall thickness
- 0.004-0.006
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH1213 (Early Byzantine Regional Jar or Fruit Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1213>
