KTH2116 (Glass Crucible?) [permalink] [show fewer 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
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