Ephesus 372 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Ephesus 372

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Context Information

Site Name

Ephesos

Date

Late 4th - early 7th c. CE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Turkey/Aegean

Period

Early Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Agora, Phase 7-11, R-sewer

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Vessel Details

Shape

Amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Reddishyellow (5YR 6/6). Hard, sandy fabric with limestone grains and quartz particles, grey and black inclusions, no mica

Measurements (cms)

Rim diameter: 10cm; Rim thickness: 1.5cm; Height of fragment: 11.5cm; Handle section: 2.6 x 3.8cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Ephesus 372

Amphora

Ephesos

Late 4th - early 7th c. CE

Early Byzantine

Break Photos 1

Ephesus 372

Amphora

Ephesos

Late 4th - early 7th c. CE

Early Byzantine

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

Kiln name:

Kourion

Country/region:

Cyprus/Western South Coast

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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 372, Page 160, Plate Pl. 33:372.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Petrography conducted by R. Sauer, who determined it to be a product of Kourion, Cyprus.
This vessel was uploaded to the LCP as a part of the LCP's Handbook to the LRA1 (2025, 1st ed.).