- KTH2263 (Laconian Rooftile) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-86
- Comment
- KTHPUBJLR
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Rooftile
- Description
- Low arching, thin tile. Lateral margin is beveled and thickened upward; end margin is vertical and raised very slightly on top edge. Faint inscribed design on top surface traces lines and arches.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Buff. Dense, soft, slightly coarse fabric, gritty, with infrequent, small to medium-sized, subangular, black, white, and gray inclusions and rare larger lime chunks, a few exploding at the surface. Cf. KTH810, KTH2370, KTH2461. Somewhat thick, dull, even slip lighter color than fabric painted on all surfaces.
- Preservation comment
- One fragment preserves part of tile with two finished edges. Slight, sparse abrasion; specks of encrustation.
- Edge thickness
- 0.023
- Preserved length
- 0.121
- Preserved width
- 0.069
- Wall thickness
- 0.021
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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“KTH2263 (Laconian Rooftile).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2263>
