KTH1800 (Samos Cistern Amphora) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-68
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Samos Cistern Amphora
Fabric, firing, and surface description
SCA Fabric 1: reddish brown fabric fired to golden brown at surface (1mm) but cloud of purplish brown to one side; hard, medium fine, with smooth break; uncommon, tiny to small, poorly sorted, white (calcareous and quartzitic), red and gray, and rarely black(?) inclusions; slightly micaceous (silvery and golden). Smoothed surface. Eastern Aegean-western Asia Minor.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves lower part of toe. Slight, very sparse abrasion and rare gouging; worn breaks; faint film of encrustation.
Base Diameter
0.027
Preserved height
0.052
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph