KTH1330 (Hellenistic-Roman Imported Amphora) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 45
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Unclassified Amphora
Typological identification comment
Nikandros amphora?
Fabric, firing, surface
Dark gray core, orangish brown surfaces (2-4 mm) with indistinct, more yellowish transition; very hard, coarse, with hackly break but laminar fracturing around lower handle attachment; common, tiny to small, mostly white (tabular and elongated) and dark gray (angular?) bits; uncommon flecks of silver mica. Eastern Aegean/western Asia Minor.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves large part of one handle with part of lower(?) attachment. Slight, sparse erosion and moderate, extensive erosion and/or pitting; worn breaks; sparse film of encrustation.
Handle width
0.0323
Preserved height
0.1172
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Photograph
Photograph