KTH2682 (Middle-Late Roman Imported Jug) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Pitcher or Jug
Description
Cylindrical neck flares upward to small, everted, grooved rim with sharp lip and wide strap handle with two grooves.
Fabric, firing, surface
Buff to pale brown, consistently fired; coarse, hard, with somewhat smooth to vaguely conchoidal break; uncommon to common, tiny to small, some subrounded, poorly sorted, mostly white (calcareous) and fewer opaque gray and tiny dark bits; uncommon flecks of golden and silver mica.
Label or tag text
KTH-2015-001 | Room 7
Preservation description
One sherd preserves 10% of rim and one upper handle with small part of contiguous neck. Moderate, extensive abrasion and chipping; worn breaks; dense patches of encrustation.
Handle width
0.039
Preserved height
0.0303
Estimated rim diameter
0.045
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph