KTH1888 (Roman Imported Large Jug) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-23
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Description
Curved strap handle.
Fabric, firing, surface
Coffee brown, fired more pale at surface. Hard, slightly coarse; slightly hackly to laminar break. Common, small, rounded to subangular, light (including lime specks) and orange to red bits, like sand particles, mostly well sorted; small flecks of golden mica. Imported.
Preservation comment
One small sherd preserves segment of one handle. Slight, extensive abraion; worn breaks; faint clouding of incipient encrustation(?).
Handle width
0.0489
Preserved height
0.0579
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Photograph
Photograph