KP332 (Middle Roman Amphora 3) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Middle Roman Amphora 3
Comparanda
sim. AgoraV, pp. 55–56, no. J 46, pls. 11, 41 (H. S. Robinson; 2nd–early 3rd century)
Description
Ovoid body tapering to toe; wheel ridging.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric (interior): 7.5YR 7/3, pink, to 2.5YR 6/4, reddish brown; (exterior): 10YR 5/1, gray. Material typical for ware.
Preservation description
Seven joining and five nonjoining fragments, of which the two largest are designated (a) and (b), preserve most of middle to upper wall. Slight, somewhat frequent erosion and abrasion with chipping; worn breaks; heavy patch of encrustation and wide cloud of black discoloration.
Published as
MorisonRife2022, pp. 611, 728, 729, no. 255, fig. 17.63
Maximum diameter
0.245
Preserved height
0.241
Chronology comment
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph