KE 1147 (Late Roman Amphora 1 with Dipinto) [permalink] [next]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects

Subject number

P 294

Typological identification

Dipinto (pottery)

Typological identification

Late Roman Amphora 1

Description

Amphora. Rounded shoulder. Red dipinto in three lines of small letters on shoulder near turn to neck.

Fabric, firing, surface

Pale pink, consistently fired; very thin, inconsistent, buff wash. Slight coarse, hard; smooth to slightly granular break, with pimply texture. Tiny, somewhat clustered, mixed black, red, dark gray bits throughout; faintly sparkly; rare elongated voids. Eastern Cilician.

Preservation description

One sherd preserves ca. 20% of shoulder up to base of neck. Slight, sparse abrasion and minor chipping around edges; worn breaks.

Published as

KenchreaiIV, p. 117, no. RC 22d, pl. 29 (B. Adamsheck)

Preserved length

0.0574

Preserved width

0.103

Wall thickness

0.0072

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Drawing

Photograph

Photograph