KTH2304 (Dressel 2-4 Koan Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-86
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Description
Cylindrical neck, tapering slightly upperward. Rolled and rounded rim. Bifid handle.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Hard, light brown to pale reddish yellow fabric with a smooth to granular break, micaceous, contains common, small, poorly sorted, subrounded and subangular, translucent, gray, and off-white particles (many quartzitic, some larger rocky chunks and varied minerals); rare, small red bits (iron oxide?); and scattered small, round voids.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 15% of rim and upper neck with one upper handle attachment. Slight to moderate abrasion and minor chipping around edges; somewhat worn breaks; wide patches of thin encrustation.
Estimated rim diameter
0.1
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH2304 (Dressel 2-4 Koan Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2304>