- KTH2325 (Early Roman Unguentarium) [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
- Typological identification
- Piriform unguentarium
- Description
- Piriform body.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale reddish brown with a tinge of pink, fired slightly darker on exterior; thin wash. Fine, hard; smooth break. uncommon to common, small, irregular white (calcareous) bits; no visible mica. Possibly regional. Prominent internal wheel ridging; exterior shows faint smoothing bands.
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves small part of body from just above base almost to shoulder. Slight, sparse abrasion and scattered scratching; worn breaks; rare, small specks of encrustation.
- Estimated body diameter
- 0.05
- Preserved height
- 0.0538
- Wall thickness
- 0.0045-0.0057
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“KTH2325 (Early Roman Unguentarium).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2325>
