- KTH2818 (Agora M273 Amphora) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- KTH Container 110
- Comment
- From crate discovered by V. Tasinos in June, 2023. New inventory number assigned.
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Agora M273 Amphora
- Typological identification comment
- Tight, squared rim and splayed lower handles point to earlier date range.
- Description
- Amphora. Short, near vertical neck topped by thickened rim, flat on top, outer face flaring to create a triangular profile; rim delineated from wall on exterior. Handle has lentoid profile, curves up from neck below rim, does not exceed height of rim, and descends to shoulder.
- Fabric, firing, and surface description
- Consistently fired red. Gritty fine, hard fabric with slightly granular break.Uncommon, tiny to small, poorly sorted light (calcareous and quartzitic) and gray angular bits; rare red bits; faint, sparse, pale sparkles (muscovite?). Thin self-slip mostly covered by encrustation but slightly darker than fabric where visible. Finger impression at attachment of handle to shoulder.
- Preservation comment
- One large sherd preserves 70% of rim, one entire handle and adjacent shoulder. Slight, extensive abrasion with chipping(?); thin plaster over extant surfaces and over most of the ancient break.
- Handle width
- 0.0364
- Maximum diameter
- 0.338
- Preserved height
- 0.1515
- Estimated rim diameter
- 0.115
- Wall thickness
- 0.007
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Fabric Munsell reading
- 2.5YR 6/8
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“KTH2818 (Agora M273 Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2818>
