- KE 1533 (Late Roman Amphora 1 with Dipinto) [permalink] [next]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- P 410
- Typological identification
- Dipinto (pottery)
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Amphora 1
- Description
- Amphora. Rounded shoulder. Red dipinto in large letters across upper shoulder up to turn to neck.
- Fabric, firing, surface
- Pale red to pink, fired more buff on exterior surface (2-3mm). Slightly coarse, hard; smooth to slightly granular break, with bumpy surface texture. Rare to uncommon, tiny to small, white, red, and mostly black bits; tiny sparkles at surface; rare, very small, rounded(?) voids. Wet smoothing. Eastern Cilician.
- Preservation comment
- Four joining sherds preserve large part of upper body and shoulder at turn to neck. Slight to moderate, extensive abrasion with some erosion, minor chipping and pitting, rare gouging; worn breaks.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIV, p. 117, no. RC 22n, pl. 30 (B. Adamsheck)
- Estimated diameter upper bound
- 0.265
- Preserved height
- 0.0968
- Preserved width
- 0.1363
- Wall thickness
- 0.0045
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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