KTH1648 (Late Roman North African Keay 62A Amphora) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-31
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Keay 62 Amphora
Typological identification comment
Bonifay Amphore Type A/E
Description
Wide, cylindrical neck tapers to sharp angle, from which beck flares up to thick, overhanging rim with vertical exterior face and flat top.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 2.5YR 6/6, orange. Slip: 2.5Y 5/4, pale yellow but tending to white. Hard, granular fabric, consistently fired, with infrequent to frequent, tiny, angular, light (quartz?), black, and red inclusions, rare, medium, elongated, calcareous inclusions, and rare, angular, red rocky bits. Tunisian fabric. Thin, even, matte, granular slip with saline content brushed on all exterior and over rim but apparently not on interior.
Preservation comment
One large fragment preserves roughly one quarter of rim and upper neck. Moderate, extensive chipping and scoring; slight patches of black discoloration from postdepositional scorching.
Preserved height
0.036
Estimated rim diameter
0.11
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph