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Vessel: Zygi-Petrini 2000_F13_a

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Context Information

Site Name

Zygi-Petrini

Date

mid 6th - mid 7th c. CE

Site Type

Settlement

Country/Region

Cyprus/Eastern South Coast

Period

Late Roman

Archaeological Context

Floor deposit inside the kiln

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

Type B 'sub-module'

Fabric Description

Sandy, reddish or buff (depending on firing) (5YR 6/6) with medium-sized dark and (less) white inclusions

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Zygi-Petrini 2000_F13_a

Transport amphora

Zygi-Petrini

mid 6th - mid 7th c. CE

Late Roman

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:

Zygi-Petrini

Country/region:

Cyprus/Eastern South Coast

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Bibliography

Manning, S.; Monks, S. J.; Sewell, D. A.; and Demesticha, S. "Late Roman Type 1a amphora production at the Late Roman site of Zygi-Petrini, Cyprus" in Report of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus. Ministry of Communications and Works, 2000 , Figure 13.

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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.).