- KTH1920 (Late Roman Amphora 1) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-23
- Comment
- KTHPUBCAT
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Amphora 1
- Description
- Rounded shoulder. Tall, cylindrical neck flares slightly up toward rim; uneven ridge near top at attachment of handles. Plain, rounded rim, rolled outward. Vertical loop handles, oval in section with tow grooves on upper/outer face, attach at upper neck and rim and at shoulder.
- Extant part
- Rim
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Slightly coarse fabric with frequent tiny to small, mostly dark inclusions. Variable firing with pale and reddish patches.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves 25% of rim, 20-25% of neck to upper shoulder, and upper roughly one-third of one handle. Sparse to uncommon, slightly to moderate abrasion and pitting; worn breaks; extensive but thin film of encrustation.
- Handle width
- .0382
- Preserved height
- 0.1058
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.11
- Wall thickness
- 0.0108
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH1920 (Late Roman Amphora 1).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1920>
