KTH1237 (Small Late Roman Amphora 2 with dipinto) [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 Small
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 2 with Writing
Description
Truncoconical neck. Wide flaring, low rim with rounded outer face and flat, inward-sloping upper face; collar below. Traces of black dipinto just below collar: strokes from one letter, Ψ or Φ.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Micaceous variety of standard LRA2 Southern Argolid fabric, with typical firing and surface treatment.
Preservation comment
One small sherd preserves 45% of rim and small part of upper neck. Slight, sparse abrasion and minor chipping; somewhat worn breaks; large thin patches of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.0378
Estimated rim diameter
0.08
Rim Height
0.0211
Wall thickness
0.0066
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1237 (Small Late Roman Amphora 2 with dipinto).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1237>