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Vessel: Panayia Ematousa 95.3730.B1.139+141

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Context Information

Site Name

Panayia Ematousa

Date

ca. 6th - 7th c. CE

Site Type

Town/Village

Country/Region

Cyprus/Eastern South Coast

Period

Late Roman

Archaeological Context

Trench 95.3730.B1, eastern part of unit

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Compact gritty, reddish yellow core (5YR 6/6). Numerous tiny to small grey and black grits, and some red and white inclusions.

Measurements (cms)

Rim diameter: ca. 15 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Very pale brown interior and exterior surfaces (10YR 8/3-4).

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Panayia Ematousa 95.3730.B1.139+141

Transport amphora

Panayia Ematousa

ca. 6th - 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

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Bibliography

Sørensen, L.W. and Winther-Jacobsen, K. Panayia Ematousa I, A rural site in south-eastern Cyprus. Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens 6. The Danish Institute at Athens, 2005 , Figure Fig. 160.A6.13.

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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.).