KTH0977 (Egyptian Late Roman-Early Islamic Baggy Amphora) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 70
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Antique-Early Islamic Egyptian Baggy Amphora
Typological identification comment
sim. Pieri2005 4A=Egloff 187
Description
Short, vertical to slightly tapering, cylindrical rim with distinct bulge in middle; demarcard below b y sharp groove; rounded lip thickens outward. Upper shoulder is rounded, descends steeply. Fine, sharp ridging on upper shoulder.
Fabric, firing, surface
Pale orangish red. Hard, slightly coarse; slight hackly break. Common, tiny to rarely small, white and gray to black inclusions, all well sorted. Thin, extensive white film: not slip; byproduct of drying process before firing? Sim. 1792. Egyptian: southwest of Delta.
Preservation description
One sherd preserves ca. 20% of rim and small part of upper shoulder. Very slight, sparse abrasion and minor chipping; mostly clean breaks; extensive white (calcareous) film.
Estimated diameter upper bound
0.157
Preserved height
0.051
Estimated rim diameter
0.095
Rim Height
0.03
Wall thickness
0.005
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph