KTH2050 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Regional[?] Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-46
Comment
JLR: Hautumm 32
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Unclassified Amphora
Description
Cylindrical, thin-walled neck. Slightly outward thickened rim; plain, rounded lip. Widely splayed strap handles attach at upper neck at bottom of rim. Mouth is slightly oval from pressing in sides with attachment of handles. Irregular divot on top of handle from pressing(?) handle into position. Fine lines on exterior from wet-smoothing; faint turning bands on interior.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric consistently fired to reddish yellow (5YR 6/6). Fine, hard fabric has common, mostly small but a few medium, spherical to subrounded, white inclusions, the larger ones often bursting at surface; rare small round voids; and traces of mica; hackly to conchoidal break. Thin, evenly applied slip more pale than fabric.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves 17% of rim, part of upper neck, and upper half of one handle. Large chips from edges but otherwise surface in good condition; somewhat clean breaks; scattered specks of encrustation.
Handle width
0.042
Preserved height
0.054
Estimated rim diameter
0.07
Wall thickness
0.005-0.007
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH2050 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Regional[?] Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2050>