KTH1897 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Imported Amphora or Jug) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 23
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Pitcher or Jug
Typological identification
Unclassified Amphora
Fabric, firing, surface
Consistently fired brownish red; medium coarse, hard; hackly break. Frequent, well sorted, small, subangular lime chunks as well as quartzite, silvery mica, feldspar(?), very rare dark brown chunks; numerous tiny voids. Western Mediterranean?
Preservation description
One sherd preserves 33% of rim and upper neck. Slight, sparse abrasion around edges; somewhat worn breaks; irregular, thin, extensive patches of encrustation. Traces of secondary scorching.
Preserved height
0.0591
Estimated rim diameter
0.095
Wall thickness
0.00788
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph