KTH1540 (Samos Cistern Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 64
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Samos Cistern Amphora
Fabric, firing, and surface description
SCA Fabric 2: reddish to orangish brown; sandy: uncommon, small, subangular, somewhat well sorted, tiny to small, lime particles; rare, varied, tiny dark bits; micaceous flakes visible on surface (golden and silvery?). Eastern Aegean/western Asia Minor.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 10% of rim with one upper handle and small part of contiguous upper neck. Slight, sparse abrasion; worn breaks; extensive, uneven patches of encrustation.
Handle width
0.028
Preserved height
0.043
Estimated rim diameter
0.115
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1540 (Samos Cistern Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1540>