KTH2499 (Crétoise 2 Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-94
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Crétoise 2 Amphora
Typological identification comment
AC2a (from Heraklion?)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Medium fine, medium hard, pinkish orange fabric (5YR 6/6), faintly micaceous, with a granular break and rough surface showing scattered, small fissures, that contained frequent, small to medium, poorly sorted, most subrounded spherical but few subangular and few tabular, white and black inclusions, less commonly gray, and red bits. Cf. 1736.
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves ca. 15% of rim and small part of upper neck. Slight, frequent abrasion; worn breaks; faint clouds of white discoloration across exterior surface.
Preserved height
0.047
Estimated rim diameter
0.08
Wall thickness
0.006-0.007
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH2499 (Crétoise 2 Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2499>