KTH1154 (Middle-Late Roman Eastern Aegean/Asia Minor Amphora) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-06
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Unclassified Amphora
Typological identification comment
Kenchreai RC22/Torone 7 shape family
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Eastern Aegean/southwestern Asia Minor (not Ephesian)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Pinkish brown, fired to slightly more pale at surface; slightly fine, hard, with somewhat smooth to hackly break; common, tiny to small, poorly sorted, white, dark, gray, and red bits, mostly tabular, elongated, or angular; common flecks of silver mica. Eastern Aegean/Southwest Asia Minor.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves toe and lowermost body but missing tip. Slight to moderate, extensive flaking to chipping; worn breaks; extensive, thin encrustation.
Maximum diameter
0.0451
Preserved height
0.0472
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH1154 (Middle-Late Roman Eastern Aegean/Asia Minor Amphora).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <https://kenchreai.org/kth/kth1154>