- KTH1457 (Small Agora M334 Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-34
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification comment
- Small Agora M334=Saraçhane Type 15 (early-mid-6th century?)
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Consistently fired red with a tinge of orange (“brick“) though slightly more brown inside handle; slightly soft? smooth to slightly hackly break; rare, small, rounded lime particles, some exploding at surface; common, other tiny to small sandy bits, well sorted: spherical, mostly sparse but well-sported, dark red but a few light (quartz); rare, small to medium, angular, offwhite chunks (limestone?). Southern Phoenician. Cf. KTH1643.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves one handle and contiguous parts of neck and shoulder. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and minor scoring; somewhat worn breaks; thin film of encrustation.
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
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“KTH1457 (Small Agora M334 Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1457>
