KP172 (Middle Roman Amphora 3) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Middle Roman Amphora 3
Description
Everted rim with slightly tapered lip and concave upper face. Concavity at exterior articulation of neck and rim; groove on interior below rim.
Fabric, firing, surface
2.5YR 5/4, reddish brown. Material typical for ware.
Preservation description
One fragment preserves ca. 50% of upper neck and rim. Slight, sparse abrasion; worn breaks; slight, sparse to moderate encrustation.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 611, 728, 729, no. 256, fig. 17.63
Preserved height
0.017
Preserved width
0.044
Estimated rim diameter
0.05
Explanation of deposition
Residual in colluvium? Represents activity in area?
Material
Ceramic (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRB0805-005
Location in unit
Byzantine-Modern colluvium over room B3-I in north trench.
Drawing
Photograph