KTH1611 (Samos Cistern Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-03
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Samos Cistern Amphora
Fabric, firing, and surface description
SCA Fabric 2: red to reddish brown; sandy: uncommon, small, subangular, somewhat well sorted, lime particles and rare, varied, tiny dark bits; silvery micaceous. Eastern Aegean/western Asia Minor.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves entire toe and small part of lowermost body. Slight, extensive abrasion and minor chipping around edges; worn breaks; extensive, somewhat thick encrustation. Faint cloud of post-depositional scorching.
Base Diameter
0.0203
Preserved height
0.0534
Wall thickness
0.008
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1611 (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/kth1611>