Limyra KE312 cat. no. 22 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Limyra KE312 cat. no. 22

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Context Information

Site Name

Limyra

Date

mid 7th to late 8th c. CE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Turkey/Southwest

Period

Early Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Southwest corner of Trench SO 21/2

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

Type C

Fabric Description

"Moderately soft, medium coarse, dull orange fabric (7.5 YR 6/4) with some fine lime, many fine black and red mineral inclusions and a few fine micaceous particles. Very sandy feel." (Vroom 2007: 285)

Measurements (cms)

P.H.: 14.6; Rim D.: 8.6 cm; Wall width: 0.7-0.9

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 2

Limyra KE312 cat. no. 22

Transport amphora

Limyra

mid 7th to late 8th c. CE

Early Byzantine

Limyra KE312 cat. no. 22

Transport amphora

Limyra

mid 7th to late 8th 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

Vroom, J.. "Limyra in Lycia: Byzantine/Umayyad Pottery" in Céramiques antiques en Lycie: VIIe s. aC-VIIe s. p.C : les produits et les marchés : actes de la table ronde de Poitiers261-292, ed(s). Lemaitre, S. Céramiques antiques en Lycie: VIIe s. aC-VIIe s. p.C : les produits et les marchés : actes de la table ronde de Poitiers, Bordeaux, 2007. Bordeaux: De Boccard, 2007

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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.).