KTH2075 (Samos CIstern Amphora) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 7
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Samos Cistern Amphora
Fabric, firing, and surface description
SCA Fabric 2: orangish brown fabric with gritty surface and granular break; uncommon tiny sparkles (mixed mica?) at surface; uncommon, small, rounded and rarely subangular, lime and quartz; other tiny dark bits. Eastern Aegean/western Asia Minor.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves 25% of rim, one upper handle attachment, and small part of contiguous middle to upper neck. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion with pitting and rare scoring; worn breaks; extensive, thin encrustation.
Handle width
0.025
Preserved height
0.049
Estimated rim diameter
0.11
Wall thickness
0.009
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph