Knidos T KT.010 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Knidos T KT.010

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Context Information

Site Name

Knidos T

Date

6th c. CE

Site Type

Shipwreck

Country/Region

Turkey/Aegean

Period

Early Byzantine

Archaeological Context

E pile

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

Type B

Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

Height: ca. 48 cm; max diameter: 22 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Ridged body, in the classic LRA1 style

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Knidos T KT.010

Transport amphora

Knidos T

6th c. CE

Early Byzantine

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

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Bibliography

Brennan, Michael; David, Dan; Opaiţ, Andrei; and Stay, Marshall. "Deep-water shipwrecks in the East Mediterranean: a microcosm of Late Roman exchange" Journal of Roman Archaeology 33 (2020), 291-329 , Figure 17.

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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.).