- KTH2680 (Roman Imported Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- KTH Container 91
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Description
- Cylindrical lower body flaring upward. Slight constriction with irregular clay band inside: repair? Strong wheel ridging inside.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Reddish brown, consistently fired(?); fine, hard; smooth to vaguely granular to hackly break; tiny to small, poorly sorted, dark and light particles sparsely visible through encrustation (including white calcareous and red). Thin, streaky, matte wash in red and pale brown (two applications) trickling down from upper body.
- Preservation comment
- One body sherd. Slight chipping around edges; worn breaks; sparse, thin spicules to patches of encrustation.
- Preserved height
- 0.0918
- Preserved width
- 0.0864
- Wall thickness
- 0.0093
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Photograph
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“KTH2680 (Roman Imported Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2680>
