KTH2740 (Beirut 2 Amphora) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Beirut 2 Amphora
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Brown fabric with a tinge of red; very surface fired more orange but faintly splotchy; slightly gritty, hard; smoother to slightly hackly break; uncommon, small, subangular, lime chunks; rare, small gray particles (quartzitic?) and tiny red bits. Beirut City/Khalde fabric?
Label or tag text
KTH-2015-001 | Room 6
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves 18% of the rim, a large part of the neck, and the upper attachment of one handle. Slight, sparse abrasion and minor chipping around edges; somewhat worn breaks; specks to small patches of encrustation.
Handle width
0.044
Estimated rim diameter
0.1
Wall thickness
0.009
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph