KTH1256 (Roman-Byzantine Imported Amphora) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-80
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Description
Arching loop handle, oval in section, with two grooves in outer face.
Fabric, firing, surface
Very pale red (near 5YR 8/3) fired to faintly greenish yellow; slightly coarse, very hard, with smooth break but laminar flaking around base of handle (overfiring); uncommon, small, lime inclusions and small rounded voids; very rare micaceous sparkles.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves roughly 50% of one handle and one attachment. Extensive, slight abrasion and flaking at surface; worn breaks; sparse, thin film of encrustation.
Handle width
0.053
Preserved height
0.1097
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Photograph
Photograph