- KTH2224 (Samos Cistern Amphora variant production) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-100
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Samos Cistern Amphora
- Description
- Short vertical rim with rounded upper edge, short triangular neck with light spiral on surface; single thick strap handle with one wide upper groove.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- SCA Fabric 1: light reddish brown fabric, consistently fired; hard, fine, with smooth break; uncommon, tiny to small, poorly sorted, white (calcareous and quartzitic), red and gray, and rarely black(?) inclusions; slightly micaceous (silvery and golden?). Smoothed surface. Eastern Aegean-western Asia Minor.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves 12% of rim, 25% of neck, and one entire handle. Moderate, extensive abrasion and chipping around edges; extensive, thin film of encrustation.
- Handle width
- 0.029
- Preserved height
- 0.089
- Wall thickness
- 0.011
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH2224 (Samos Cistern Amphora variant production).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2224>
