KTH2605 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Regional Jar or Small Pithos) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
In or from KTH Container
KTH Container 86
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Jar
Typological identification
Pithos or Pitharion
Description
Wide body tapers to rolled rim pressed down into a triangular projection with rounded edges and a sloping upper face.
Fabric, firing, surface
Red, coarse, hard fabric with hackly break, consistently fired to pale reddish brown at surface; frequent, well sorted, small to medium, angular and subangular, irregular bluish gray fragments (chert?); rare, small, rounded and subrounded, spherical white particles (lime?); infrequent tiny black bits; common, small, rounded and elongated voids. NePcf. Cf. 2683.
Preservation description
One sherd preserves 10% of rim and small part of upper body. Moderate to heavy abrasion, gouging, and chipping concentrated around edges; worn break; rare specks of encrustation.
Preserved height
0.032
Estimated rim diameter
0.265
Wall thickness
0.009-0.011
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Fabric Munsell reading
2.5YR 5/8
Drawing
Photograph