KTH2187 (Samos Cistern Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 98
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Samos Cistern Amphora
Fabric, firing, and surface description
SCA Fabric 1: reddish brown; medium fine, hard; smooth to granular break; uncommon to common(?), tiny to small, white to offwhite (calcareous and quartzitic) and red to gray inclusions; flecks of (mixed?) micaceous. Smoothed surface. Eastern Aegean-western Asia Minor.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves entire toe up to attachment with body. Slight to moderate, somewhat extensive abrasion; worn breaks; thin, extensive encrustation.
Base Diameter
0.026
Preserved height
0.083
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH2187 (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/kth2187>