- KTH1905 (Tripolitanian 1 Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-23
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Tripolitanian Amphora
- Description
- Cylindrical neck. Heavy, outwardly thickened, triangular rim has low sloping, concave upper face, flat outer face with a deep cup closed at the surface instead of a full groove, and a straight, angled lower face.
- Extant part
- Rim
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Slightly granular, reddish brown fabric, consistently fired, with uncommon small, spherical and rounded, light (calcitic, quartz) to darker (red, gray) sandy inclusions. Fabric is cleaner and smoother than usual for form.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves 12% of rim and small part of upper neck. Slight, extensive abrasion and scraping; worn breaks; scattered specks to small patches of encrustation.
- Preserved height
- 0.061
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.19
- Wall thickness
- 0.011
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Fabric Munsell reading
- 2.5YR 6/8
- Drawing
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“KTH1905 (Tripolitanian 1 Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1905>
