KTH1228 (Late Roman Amphora 2) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-80
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 2
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Southern Argolid LRA2 fabric, firing, and surface treatment: hard, smooth; relatively fine but isolated, large lime chunks exploding at surface; slightly discoloration from pink to gray from differential firing; thin wash with brush marks across exterior rim with intermittent black streaking (ash on brush?).
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves 33% of middle to upper rim. Very slight, sparse abrasion and minor chipping around edges; mostly clean breaks; very rare, small specks of encruatation.
Preserved height
0.0546
Estimated rim diameter
0.135
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1228 (Late Roman Amphora 2).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1228>