KTH2224 (Samos Cistern Amphora) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 100
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Samos Cistern Amphora
Description
Short vertical rim with rounded upper edge, short triangular neck with light spiral on surface; single thick strap handle with one wide upper groove.
Fabric, firing, surface
SCA Fabric 1: light reddish brown fabric, consistently fired; hard, fine, with smooth break; uncommon, tiny to small, poorly sorted, white (calcareous and quartzitic), red and gray, and rarely black(?) inclusions; slightly micaceous (silvery and golden?). Smoothed surface. Eastern Aegean-western Asia Minor.
Preservation description
One sherd preserves 12% of rim, 25% of neck, and one entire handle. Moderate, extensive abrasion and chipping around edges; extensive, thin film of encrustation.
Handle width
0.029
Preserved height
0.089
Wall thickness
0.011
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph