Kambos AE861 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Kambos AE861

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Context Information

Site Name

Kambos, Lipsi

Date

7th c. CE

Site Type

Settlement

Country/Region

Greece/Central Aegean

Period

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Archaeological Context

Opening of Kiln #1

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Reddish-yellow, mediocre, clean, incorporating whitish small inclusions and abundant golden mica (Munsell 5YR 6/6 or 6/4)

Measurements (cms)

Height: 42 cm; Max diameter: 23 cm; Outer rim diameter: 8 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Body displays parallel grooves (0.5 - 1 cm wide)

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 2

Kambos AE861

Transport amphora

Kambos

7th c. CE

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Kambos AE861

Transport amphora

Kambos

7th c. CE

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Break Photos 0

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:

Kambos

Country/region:

Greece/Central Aegean

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Bibliography

Poulou-Papadimitriou, N., and Nodarou, E. "Transport vessels and maritime trade routes in the Aegean from the 5th to the 9th c. AD. Preliminary results of the EU funded ‘Pythagoras II’ Project: The Cretan case study" in LRCW 4: Late Roman Coarse Wares, Cooking Wares and Amphorae in the Mediterranean: Archaeology and Archaeometry. The Mediterranean, a Market without Frontiers, ed(s). Poulou-Papadimitriou, N., and Kilikoglou, V. BAR International Series 2616 1. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2014, 873–883 , Table 1:8.

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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.).