- KTH1786 (Ephesus 56 Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-68
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Description
- Wide flaring lower wall. Short solid spike, irregularly form, with angular knob at toe. Faint spiral turning ridges.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric consistently fired reddish brown. Fine, hard fabric with smooth surface has frequent silvery mica and rare to uncommon, tiny to small, subrounded to subangular, red, black, and gray particles; rare sparkling bits (quartz?). Cf. standard LRA3 fabric made at Ephesus.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves entire toe and part of lower wall. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion and pitting and slight chipping around edges; worn breaks; specks to thin, small patches of encrustation.
- Base Diameter
- 0.022
- Preserved height
- 0.034
- Wall thickness
- 0.007
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Fabric Munsell reading
- 2.5YR 4/4
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KTH1786 (Ephesus 56 Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1786>
