- KTH2814 (Late Hellenistic-Roman Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-27
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Conservation
- 2019/2020: mechanical cleaning and sherds refitted for study using UHU Hart.
- Description
- Very rounded shoulders on conical body that descends to much narrower base/toe. Broadly dated to the Late Hellenistic through Roman period.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Pale brown, slightly coarse fabric with occasional small, angular, white calcareous inclusions and some other tiny bits. Smoothed surface carries thin wash that is more pale than fabric. Interior plain with turning ridges. One curvilinear, elongated void on interior of shoulder created by the impression of a short bit of vine or root. Possibly regional.
- Preservation comment
- Six sherds, five of which join, partially preserve rounded shoulder and upper part of conical body.
- Estimated diameter upper bound
- 0.381
- Preserved height
- 0.392
- Wall thickness
- 0.009-0.010
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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“KTH2814 (Late Hellenistic-Roman Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2814>
