KP332 (Middle Roman Amphora 3) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
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
1st-2nd century
Explanation of deposition
Represents Early-Middle Roman funerary activity.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus T07-015
Location in unit
Among dense pottery and lamps beside altar along southwest wall of chamber of Tomb 7.
Drawing
Photograph