Horbat Castra L. 102, b. 1010/6 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Horbat Castra L. 102, b. 1010/6

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Context Information

Site Name

Horbat Castra

Date

4 - 6th c. CE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Israel/Carmel Mountains

Period

Late Roman, Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Locus 102, basket 1010/6, inside a plaster-coated cave

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Brown clay, black and brown inclusions, outer color: orange–brown

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Well-fired

Vessel Images 1

Horbat Castra L. 102, b. 1010/6

Transport amphora

Horbat Castra

4 - 6th c. CE

Late Roman, 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

Van den Brink, E.C.M.; Rutgaizer, O.; Gorin-Rosen, Y.; Horwitz, L.K.; Liphschitz, N.; and Mienis, H.K. "Two Roman–Byzantine Subsurface Features at Horbat Qastra (Castra), at the Foot of Mount Carmel" 'Atiqot 75 (2013), 71-127

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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.).