- KTH1291 (Early Roman Eastern Thin-Walled-Ware Mug) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-90
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification comment
- Aegean type (“urnetta a collarino“)
- Description
- Convex upper body. Wide flaring rim with thickened, rounded lip; small, flat, raised band at articulation of shoulder and neck, just visible at attachment of handle. Vertical loop handle, flatterned with rounded sides, attaches against rim.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Somewhat, hard fabric, pale red at core and interior but fired brownish red on exterior, has slightly granular break; rare, small to medium, poorly sorted, subrounded, lime chunks, some spalling; rare, small, subangular, dark gray to black stoney particles; and rare tiny black and white bits; faint silvery micaceous. Material typical for ware but slightly more gritty.
- Preservation comment
- One small sherd preserves 5-8% of rim with small part of neck and upper part of handle. Slight, sparse abrasion and chipping around edges; worn breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
- Handle width
- 0.016
- Preserved height
- 0.017
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.09
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH1291 (Early Roman Eastern Thin-Walled-Ware Mug).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1291>
