- KTH2152 (Samos Cistern Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-95
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Samos Cistern Amphora
- Description
- Solid spike toe with flat knob on bottom. Spiral turning marks.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- SCA Fabric 2: reddish brown fabric with gritty surface and slightly granular break; frequent tiny golden micaceous flakes at surface; uncommon, small, rounded, elongated lime and quartz; other tiny light bits. Eastern Aegean/western Asia Minor.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves entire spike and small part of lower body. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion and chipping along edge; somewhat worn break; thick encrustation on all surfaces.
- Maximum diameter
- 0.045
- Minimum diameter
- 0.019
- Preserved height
- 0.103
- Wall thickness
- 0.008
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KTH2152 (Samos Cistern Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2152>
