KTH2686 (Late Hellenistic-Early Roman Knidian Amphora) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Knidian Amphora
Description
Narrow, solid, spike toe with rounded ring near tip.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Red, hard, dense and brick-like fabric with rough surface; common, poorly to moderate sorted, inclusions: frequent tiny black, white and red bits; rare to uncommon, subrounded and subangular, dark gray, white (calcareous), and red (iron oxide) particulars; rare, medium, mostly angular gray and off-white (quartz and chert?).
Label or tag text
KTH-2015-001 | Room 4
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves entire toe. Heavy, extensive abrasion; heavy worn breaks; thick, frequent but discontinuous patches of encrustation.
Base Height
0.065
Maximum diameter
0.048
Minimum diameter
0.019
Preserved height
0.067
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Fabric Munsell reading
10R 5/6
Drawing
Photograph