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Vessel: Ephesus 370

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Context Information

Site Name

Ephesos

Date

Late 4th - early 7th c. CE

Site Type

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Country/Region

Turkey/Aegean

Period

Late Roman

Archaeological Context

Agora, Phase 7-9, Trench 92/4

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Vessel Details

Shape

Amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Reddish yellow (5YR 7/6), Contains many white limestone, and grey anddark brownish inclusions

Measurements (cms)

Rim diameter: 7cm; Rim thickness: 1cm; Rim height: 2cm; Height of fragment: 15cm; Handle section: 3 x 3.4cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 2

Ephesus 370

Amphora

Ephesos

Late 4th - early 7th c. CE

Late Roman

Ephesus 370

Amphora

Ephesos

Late 4th - early 7th c. CE

Late Roman

Break Photos 1

Ephesus 370

Amphora

Ephesos

Late 4th - early 7th c. CE

Late Roman

Thin Section Photos 0

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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

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Bezeczky, T. The Amphorae of Roman Ephesus. Forschungen In Ephesos 15/1. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2013 , Number 370, Page 160, Plate Pl 33:370.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

This vessel was uploaded to the LCP as a part of the LCP's Handbook to the LRA1 (2025, 1st ed.).