KTH2224 (Samos Cistern Amphora variant production) [permalink] [show fewer 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
Photograph
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