- KTH1676 (Early Byzantine Regional Jar or Fruit Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-76
- Comment
- KTHPUBCAT
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Description
- Wide cylindrical neck flares upward toward rim. Rim rolled outward flatly, with hook at lower margin on exterior face; plain, rounded lip; slightly concave interior face. Thin wall, shape, size, and fabric all support identification as fruit amphora.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Granular fabric is consistently fired grey; rare small light angular inclusions. All surfaces grey with light brush marks.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves 8% of rim and small part of upper neck. Slight, sparse abrasion; worn breaks; few specks of encrustation.
- Preserved height
- 0.019
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.29
- Wall thickness
- 0.005-0.006
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KTH1676 (Early Byzantine Regional Jar or Fruit Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1676>
