KTH1862 (Late Palestinian Globular Amphora) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 43
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Antique Palestinian Globular Amphora
Comparanda
cf. KTH1995, KTH2476, KTH2478
Description
Cylindrical neck; wide sloping shoulder. Loop handle, oval in section, with ridge at center of upper face.
Fabric, firing, surface
Core: light greyish brown; surfaces (4-7 mm, though interior thinner than exterior): dull reddish orange. Slight to medium coarse, hard, with granular break and gritty feel; abundant added sand (quartzitic); uncommon, small, crumbly brownish red and occasional medium to large subrounded/subangular dark red chunks (ferrous?) and rare lime specks.
Handle width
0.035
Wall thickness
0.008-0.011
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph