KTH1435 (Late Roman Asia Minor Amphora) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 89
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Unclassified Amphora
Typological identification comment
SCA family but thicker toe and heavier overall construction.
Contributor Notes
2025 (May): P. Bes studied and made fabric microphotograph.
Fabric, firing, surface
Reddish brown, consistently fired. Hard, medium coarse; slightly hackly break, slightly rough texture. Tiny to small, poorly sorted, mixed dark gray to black, few red, and white to offwhite (some calcareous) inclusions; dense flecks of golden mica. Ionian coast.
Preservation description
One large sherd preserves most of toe and lowermost body but missing tip. Slight, somewhat sparse abrasion and faint scoring; worn breaks; rare, tiny specks of encrustation.
Body diameter preserved
0.0488
Estimated diameter upper bound
0.16
Preserved height
0.1475
Wall thickness
0.009
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph