- KTH1779 (Late Roman Amphora 2) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-02
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Amphora 2
- Description
- Reddish brown; surface consistently fired slightly more brown. Coarse, very gritty, hard; granular break and rough surface. Dense, well sorted, small, white (lime), offwhite, gray, rarely black inclusions but very few spalling; uncommon small flakes of golden mica. Cf. KTH1397.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves 15% of rim and uppermost neck. Moderate, extensive abrasion and scratching; worn breaks; cloud of dark discoloration from secondary scorching?
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.1
- Rim Height
- 0.0324
- Wall thickness
- 0.0084
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KTH1779 (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/kth1779>
