- KTH2823 (Amphora body sherds with melted iron adhering) [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
- Nail
- Typological identification
- Unclassified Amphora
- Description
- One large sherd, two small ones, and at least one large pebble melted under intense heat until amorphous mass. Appears to be one amphora body sherd and at least two large nail or spike shanks.
- Preservation comment
- Mass of ceramic and metal melted under intense. Irregular weathering across materials; thick, uneven calcareous crust over one face of large amphora sherd.
- Maximum preserved dimension
- 0.114
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Material
- Iron (Material)
- Photograph
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“KTH2823 (Amphora body sherds with melted iron adhering).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth2823>
