Pale orange, fired more pale at very surface; soft, gritty fabric; laminar break and flakey at surface; well sorted, small, mostly rounded, sandy inclusions: white (calcareous), red, black; dense silvery micaceous. Imitative production in southwest Asia Minor mainland. e.g. Ephesus and surroundings.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves entire toe. Extensive, slight to moderate abrasion with extensive, severe chipping; worn breaks; no significant encrustation.
“KTH1247 (Kenchreai RC22 Amphora in variant fabric).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1247>