- KTH1702 (Early Byzantine Regional Jug) [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
- Comparanda
- cf. KTH1416
- Description
- Tall spout tapers to small mouth. Loop handle, oval in section, attaches at upper neck.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Reddish brown fired slightly more brown at surface (1 mm); slightly coarse, hard, with smooth to granular break and somewhat rough surface; frequent, well sorted, small, angular and subangular, light inclusions, many calcareous; few tiny, dark bits; faintly golden micaceous. Cf. unrefined LRA2 southern Argolid fabric.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves middle to upper spout with upper attachment of handle. Slight, somewhat sparse abrasion and flaking; worn breaks; thin, extensive encrustation.
- Estimated diameter upper bound
- 0.04
- Handle width
- 0.201
- Preserved height
- 0.0521
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH1702 (Early Byzantine Regional Jug).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1702>
