- KTH2818 (Middle Roman Aegean[?] 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
- Unclassified Amphora
- 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
- Slightly granular fabric fired to consistent red with occasional tiny light to gray angular bits. Thin slip is mostly covered by plaster but slightly darker 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
- Drawing
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“KTH2818 (Middle Roman Aegean[?] Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2818>
