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Vessel: Ashkelon A3/88.38.74.L107.F104.B224.(5)

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Context Information

Site Name

Ashkelon

Date

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Site Type

City

Country/Region

Israel/Southern Coastal Plain

Period

Late Roman, Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Layer 107, Feature 104, Basket 224

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Vessel Details

Shape

Amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Coarse reddish yellow clay with many white, red, and black grits and sparkling inclusions

Measurements (cms)

Preserved height 11 cm; est. rim D. 11.5 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Ashkelon A3/88.38.74.L107.F104.B224.(5)

Amphora

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Late Roman, Byzantine

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Late Roman Amphora 1 (LRA 1)

4th - 8th centuries CE

Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Byzantine, Late Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

Rough Cilicia/red clay/red mafics, foraminifera, limestone, igneous rock

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Johnson Barbara L.. Ashkelon 2 : Imported Pottery of the Roman and Late Roman Periods. Final Reports of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon 2. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2008 , Figure 486.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Fragment preserving pan of neck, rim, upper end of handle, and beginning of shoulder.