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Vessel: Tarsus Alkaç-Işık and Adibelli 2024 Fig. 9

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Context Information

Site Name

Tarsus

Date

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Site Type

City

Country/Region

Turkey/Eastern Mediterranean

Period

Early Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Tarsus Zeytin Pazarı construction site

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

5YR 7/5 reddish yellow clay with inclusions of quartz and limestone.

Measurements (cms)

Rim diameter: 6.0 cm; preserved height: 14.5 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Exterior: 5YR 7/6 reddish yellow.

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Tarsus Alkaç-Işık and Adibelli 2024 Fig. 9

Transport amphora

Tarsus

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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

Alkaç-Işık, E., and Adibelli, A. "Cilician Amphorae from the Tarsus Zeytin Pazarı Excavation" Arkeoloji Dergisi 2024/1 (2024), 85–97 , Figure Fig. 9.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

The authors call this form a proto LRA1, though we prefer the interpretation of an LRA1 Type A. It is hypothesized to be a product of the kilns at Elaiussa Sebaste. "Numerous examples of Proto Late Ro