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Vessel: Nephelion 1997-ca3-118

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Context Information

Site Name

Nephelion

Date

3rd - 4th c. CE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Turkey/Eastern Mediterranean

Period

Late Roman

Archaeological Context

Transect CA 3, Unit 51

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Vessel Details

Shape

Bowl

Shape Type

Cypriot Red Slip Form 8

Fabric Description

Soft smooth, chalky tan fabric. Fine soapy clay. No inclusions. 5 YR 7/6

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

On exterior surface, groove where wall flares out to rim. Below this on wall, traces of slanted vertical rouletting. Traces of darker colored slip.

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 2

Nephelion 1997-ca3-118

Bowl

Nephelion

3rd - 4th c. CE

Late Roman

Nephelion 1997-ca3-118

Bowl

Nephelion

3rd - 4th c. CE

Late Roman

Break Photos 1

Nephelion 1997-ca3-118

Bowl

Nephelion

3rd - 4th c. CE

Late Roman

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Late Roman D-E/Cypriot Red slip (LRD-E/CRSW)

4th - 7th centuries CE

Late Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Autret C., Dillon M., Kızılarslanoğlu A., Pejša S., Rauh N.K., Rothaus R.M.. Fragments of Fineware from the Rough Cilicia Survey Pottery Study Collection, 2018. 01/01/2021. https://purr.purdue.edu/publications/2899/1

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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