- KTH1638 (Late Roman Amphora 2) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- KTH Container 39
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Amphora 2
- Description
- Profile distinctive for having relatively deep and well-defined groove on interior under rim.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Micaceous variant of standard LRA2 Southern Argolid fabric, with typical firing and surface treatment: uncommon, isolated, medium, angular lime chunks spalling and cracking surface; thin wash and brush marks, with darker, thicker accumulation in turning grooves across exterior rim; prominent wheel ridging on interior.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves 30% of rim and small part of middle to upper neck. Slight, sparse abrasion and minor chipping across lip; worn breaks; faint clouds of white discoloration: incipient encrustation?
- Preserved height
- 0.0879
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.105
- Rim Height
- 0.0345
- Wall thickness
- 0.0067
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“ KTH1638 (Late Roman Amphora 2).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1638>
