KTH1897 (Late Roman/Early Byzantine Imported Amphora or Jug) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
http://kenchreai.org/kaa/kth/kth-container-23
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Fabric, firing, surface
Consistently fired brownish red; medium coarse, hard; hackly break. Frequent, well sorted, small, subangular lime chunks as well as quartzite, silvery mica, feldspar(?), very rare dark brown chunks; numerous tiny voids. Western Mediterranean?
Preservation comment
One sherd preserves 33% of rim and upper neck. Slight, sparse abrasion around edges; somewhat worn breaks; irregular, thin, extensive patches of encrustation. Traces of secondary scorching.
Preserved height
0.0591
Estimated rim diameter
0.095
Wall thickness
0.00788
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph