KTH2682 (Middle-Late Roman Imported Jug) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 3
Description
Cylindrical neck flares upward to small, everted, grooved rim with sharp lip and wide strap handle with two grooves.
Fabric, firing, surface
Buff to pale brown, consistently fired; coarse, hard, with somewhat smooth to vaguely conchoidal break; uncommon to common, tiny to small, some subrounded, poorly sorted, mostly white (calcareous) and fewer opaque gray and tiny dark bits; uncommon flecks of golden and silver mica.
Label or tag text
KTH-2015-001 | Room 7
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 10% of rim and one upper handle with small part of contiguous neck. Moderate, extensive abrasion and chipping; worn breaks; dense patches of encrustation.
Handle width
0.039
Preserved height
0.0303
Estimated rim diameter
0.045
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Photograph
Photograph