KTH2316 (Roman Water Pipe) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-86
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Pipe
Typological identification comment
Local Type 1.
Description
Round pipe with turning marks on interior and exterior. Body tapers slightly toward middle; shoulder slopes down from sharp turn at shoulder. Extensive white, fine, hard plaster applied around base of neck for attachment to adjacent pipe. Wheelmade. Turning marks on interior and exterior.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Near standard Argolid LRA2 fabric; fewer inclusions other than the usual rounded lime. Cf. KTH2252.
Preservation comment
One large fragment preserves roughly one third of one end of pipe. Does not joint with other sherds of same type. Slight to moderate, extensive encrustation.
Estimated body diameter
0.125
Preserved length
0.092
Preserved width
0.06
Estimated rim diameter
0.083
Wall thickness
0.013
Material
Ceramic (Material)
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