KTH2189 (Middle Roman North African Amphora) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 83
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification comment
Africana 2-3A/B (3rd-4th cs.)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Red brick fabric, fired to slightly more brown at surface; medium coarse, hard; slightly granular to slightly conchoidal break; common, small, rounded, white and red inclusions (some quartzitic). Thin but even saline wash, fired very pale yellow or cream. Classic Tunisian.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves one upper handle and attachment to neck. Slight to moderate, somewhat sparse abrasion; worn breaks; thin, discontinuous film of encrustation.
Handle width
0.0408
Preserved height
0.046
Wall thickness
0.0094
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph