KTH1228 (Late Roman Amphora 2) [permalink] [show fewer 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