- KTH2718 (Late Roman Amphora 2) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Amphora 2
- Typological identification comment
- Spike toes like this appear on Late Roman LRA2 (~5th c. CE) and not the developed Late Roman-Early Byzantine form of the southern Argolid (late 6th-early 7th cs.)
- Description
- Short, irregular spike toe with rounded cap on bottom.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Close to southern Argolid LRA2 fabric, firing, and surface treatment: fired more brownish orange at outer surface (4mm); grittier. Regional: northeastern Peloponnese.
- Label or tag text
- THR 14-002 | 17-6-14
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves most of toe and attachment to lower wall. Slight, sparse abrasion and extensive pitting; worn breaks; no visible encrustation.
- Base Diameter
- 0.027
- Preserved height
- 0.062
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KTH2718 (Late Roman Amphora 2).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2718>
