- KTH2622 (Late Roman Amphora 5 with painted decoration) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-25
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Amphora 5
- Description
- Convex body. Painted design of two groups of four vertical lines each curving inward and overlapping near mid-body; separate circle design to side. Turning ridges.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Reddish brown fabric, slightly granular, with frequent varied tiny “sandy” inclusions, occasional round lime and angular quartz. Consistently fired to slightly darker red at surface. Thin, somewhat even, matte paint is yellowish white.
- Preservation comment
- One large body sherd. One small body sherd. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion and chipping around edges; worn breaks; thin film of encrustation in patches.
- Maximum preserved dimension
- 0.102
- Wall thickness
- 0.007-0.011
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KTH2622 (Late Roman Amphora 5 with painted decoration).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2622>
