- KTH0889 (Late Roman Amphora 2) [permalink] [next]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- In or from KTH Container
- http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-01
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Late Roman Amphora 2
- Description
- Neck profile is short and rim overall more thickly built; note also the sharp inflection from inner edge of lip to inner neck. Groove around base of neck is irregular in depth.
- Fabric, firing, surface
- Fabric 5: pale brown, consistently fired; hard, slightly gritty; smooth break and unusually smooth surface; uncommon tiny white (lime) and dark bits (gray to black); rare, small to medium, angular, rocky chunks, mostly white but also dark gray
- Preservation comment
- One sherd preserves entire rim and small part of upper neck. Slight, sparse abrasion and large chipping; somewhat worn breaks; scattered patches of thin encrustation. Cloud of secondary scorching over lip.
- Preserved height
- 0.0456
- Rim diameter
- 0.1044
- Rim Height
- 0.032
- Wall thickness
- 0.0097
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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