KTH1643 (Late Roman Southern Phoenician Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 39
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification comment
cf. Agora M 334
Description
Cylindrical neck tapers to rim; ridging on extant upper part. Simple flanged rim with rounded to slightly pointed lip. High arcing loop handle, irregular circle in section, attaches broadly at rim.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Soft, slightly granular fabric, consistently fired pinkish orange (“red“), has rare, rounded lime chunks, some exploding at surface, and other tiny to small, spherical, mostly sparse but well-sported, dark red but a few light (quartz), sandy bits.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 17% of rim, small part of upper neck, and uppermost attachment of one handle. Moderate, extensive abrasion especially around edges; worn breaks; faint, small, scattered patches of encrustation.
Handle width
0.034
Preserved height
0.059
Estimated rim diameter
0.1
Wall thickness
0.007
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Fabric Munsell reading
2.5YR 5/8
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1643 (Late Roman Southern Phoenician Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1643>