KTH1999 (Late Roman Aegean Amphora) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 18
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Unclassified Amphora
Description
Cylindrical neck; turning bands on interior and exterior. Short rim, outwardly thickened, rim has low sloping upper face and inward sloping, slightly convex(?) outer face with two grooves, the upper one obscured by encrustation but the lower one sharp. Loop handle, oval in section, attaches at upper neck-base of rim.
Fabric, firing, surface
Core: 5YR 5/3 (reddish brown) but more red near surface. Surface: 5YR 6/4 (light reddish brown). Consistently fired. Medium hard, gritty fabric has frequent tiny to small varied bits, mostly black and white (calcitic), some spherical; rare, medium, irregular red particles (iron oxide?); common flecks of silver mica. Aegean.
Preservation comment
One large sherd preserves 20% of rim, large part of upper neck, and roughly one third of upper handle. Very slight, sparse abrasion and chipping around edges; worn breaks; Medium to thick, extensive film of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.056
Estimated rim diameter
0.11
Wall thickness
0.007
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph