KTH2116 (Glass Crucible?) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-46-bag
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Comparanda
KTH108a-e, KTH110a-c, KTH128, KTH150, KTH212.
Description
One fragment of brick-like terracotta with one slightly concave surface covered with a thin layer of glass (Th 0.002-0.005 m). Glass crucible?
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: (surface) 7.5YR 7/4, pink; (core) 2/5YR 6/6, light red. Brittle, coarse fabric with rare to uncommon, small, subrounded, white, red, and gray inclusions and sparse, medium-sized, subangular to subrounded voids. Glass, shiny and uneven with many small holes from burst bubbles (rapidly cooled), ranges in colors from orange-brown (PMS 7552C) to black.
Preservation comment
One large, irregular fragment. Glass shows spotty craquelure. Slight, sparse abrasion and erosion to chipping; specks of encrustation.
Preserved length
0.057
Preserved width
0.042
Thickness
0.027
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH2116 (Glass Crucible?).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2116>