Vessel: Amathus AM3289

Context Information

Amathous

6th - 7th c. CE

Harbor/port

Cyprus/Eastern South Coast

Late Roman

Harbor well

Vessel Details

Transport amphora

Type B 'sub-module'

"The clay is grey to beige, sometimes tending to greenish, with bubbles; black temper often visible to the naked eye. Reddish yellow 7.5YR7/6" (Empereur 2018: 184)

Height: 47.4 cm; Int. diameter of rim: 5.2 cm; Ext. diameter of rim: 6.2 cm; Body diameter: 19.6 cm; Capacity: 5.51 liters

Transport/Storage

Poor workmanship. "Worked with horizontal bands, wider around the belly, separated by projections...the eggshell base ends with a button set within ten concentric circles" (Empereur 2018: 184)

Vessel Images  2


Transport amphora
Amathous
6th - 7th c. CE
Late Roman

Transport amphora
Amathous
6th - 7th c. CE
Late Roman

Break Photos  0

Thin Section Photos  0

Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

4th - 8th centuries CE

Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Byzantine, Late Roman

Associated Petrofabric

Associated Kiln/Workshop

Amathus

Cyprus/Eastern South Coast