KE 1530 (Late Roman Amphora 1 with dipinto) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing
true
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
P 407
Typological identification
Dipinto (pottery)
Typological identification
Late Roman Amphora 1
Typological identification comment
Pieri2005 1A/B or transitional (late 5th-beginning 6th century)
Bibliography
KenchreaiIV, pp. 117-118, no. RC 23a, pl. 31 (B. Adamsheck).
Fabric, firing, surface
Pale reddish brown, slightly more pale at surface; consistently fired. Medium fine, hard; somewhat granular break. Tiny, well sorted, black and white bits. Rare, irregular, small to medium lime chunks, very rare larger exploding at surface. Very thin wash; wet smoothing.
Preservation description
One large sherd preserves entire rim and neck and one handle with adjacent shoulder, and upper part of second handle. Slight, sparse abrasion; worn breaks; small, somewhat thick, scattered specks and patches of encrustation.
Handle width
0.031
Neck diameter
0.0746
Rim diameter
0.086
Wall thickness
0.005
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Drawing
Pagescan
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph