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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Comparanda
KTH100, KTH101, KTH146, KTH210, KTH1296, KTH1302, KTH1958.
Description
Raw glass broken from an ingot and not recycled glass or cullet. Irregular conchoidal fracturing.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Dark yellowish green (PMS 377C), semitransparent. Rare, medium, spherical bubbles.
Label or tag text
THR-2015-001 | Room 6
Preservation comment
One large, irregular fragment. Slight iridescence, sparse feather cracking and shallow striations, and rare patches of encrustation, otherwise good condition.
Maximum preserved dimension
0.05
Thickness
0.02
Material
Glass (Material)
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1296 (Raw Glass).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1296>