KTH2476/2478 (Late Palestinian Globular Amphora) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 59, bag 5
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Late Antique Palestinian Globular Amphora
Description
Wide sloping shoulder and cylindrical neck. Horizontal loop handles, oval in section, ridged. Low, broad ridging on shoulder under lower handle attachment.
Fabric, firing, surface
Dull orange fabric; gritty, slightly sandy texture; abundant sand inclusions: rounded, rare, dark gray to black bits; rare, small calcareous bits; rare crumbly reddish brown bits (ferrous?); quartizite.
Preservation comment
One shoulder preserves one handle and contiguous shoulder and neck. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion and rare pitting; slightly worn breaks; rare specks to thin patches of encrustation.
Handle width
0.043
Estimated neck diameter
0.09
Preserved height
0.083
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Photograph
Photograph
Linked to

KTH2475 (Small Late Roman Amphora 2)

KTH2478/2476 (Late Palestinian Globular Amphora)