- KTH2742 (Dressel 25 Similis Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Dressel 25 Amphora
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Fabric shows a hard, fine matrix with a smooth to slightly granular break, pale grayish brown at the core and yellowish brown at the surface (Th. 1-3 mm), faintly micaceous, with poorly sorted inclusions: uncommon to common, mostly small to occasionally medium, angular and subangular, white limestone chunks; rare, medium-sized, subangular, pale to orangish particles; rare, small to medium, irregular, opaque pale to gray (quartzitic? and other minerals); and scattered tiny light red, orange, and brown grits. The surface has a thin wash in the same color as the clay that has been smoothed.
- Label or tag text
- KTH-2015-001 | Room 4
- Preservation comment
- One fragment preserves ca. 70% of rim and large part of middle to upper neck. Slight, sparse abrasion; slightly worn breaks; scattered, thin patches of encrustation.
- Preserved height
- 0.064
- Rim diameter
- 0.108
- Wall thickness
- 0.008
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KTH2742 (Dressel 25 Similis Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2742>
