- KTH2666 (Late Roman Amphora 2 Body-Sherd Stopper) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Sherd stopper
- Description
- Circular stopper cut down from body sherd of flat ceramic object. The underside of the object is very flat and rest without any wobble. It also exhibits that same roughness as seen on the underside of tiles, as if it rested on the ground (or other flat surface) when drying. The upper surface is not at flat, but does exhibit brush marks from smoothing that are tight around a slight raise (which is not prominent enough to be called a knob). Together, these two aspects of the piece mean that it cannot be a sherd from a vessel and is perhaps from a relatively thin tile or other form of flat ceramic object. The fabric as well as the slip on the upper face are in very standard ”Southern Argolid Fabric”. The core is fired to pink with darker horizons. Calcereous chunks are visible in the edge and on the upper surface. The upper surface has a relatively think light brown slip.
- Label or tag text
- KTH-2015-001 | Room 6
- Diameter
- 0.074
- Wall thickness
- 0.008
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KTH2666 (Late Roman Amphora 2 Body-Sherd Stopper).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2666>
