KTH1862 (Late Palestinian Globular Amphora) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/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, and surface description
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