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Vessel: Pyla-Koutsopetria 13.32

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Context Information

Site Name

Pyla-Koutsopetria

Date

5th - 7th c. CE

Site Type

Harbor/port town

Country/Region

Cyprus/Eastern South Coast

Period

Late Roman

Archaeological Context

GridUnit 13

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Coarse, pink sandpapery fabric (7.5YR 8/4) that is damaged near top. Large, white angular stones with frequent, small black grits.

Measurements (cms)

Preserved length: 12.8 cm; preserved width: 3.8 cm; thickness: 3.12 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Pyla-Koutsopetria 13.32

Transport amphora

Pyla-Koutsopetria

5th - 7th c. CE

Late Roman

Pyla-Koutsopetria 13.32

Transport amphora

Pyla-Koutsopetria

5th - 7th c. CE

Late Roman

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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

Caraher, W., R. Scott Moore, and D. Pettegrew. Pyla-Koutsopetria I: Archaeological Survey of an Ancient Coastal Town. American Schools of Oriental Research Archaeological Reports 21 Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research, 2014 , Figure Fig. 4.23.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Grouped into the authors' Late Roman 1 Amphora Group 1, which is characterized by a buff fabric with a sandpapery texture that contains small black grits, large white stones (quartz? ca. 7.5 mm), and...

This vessel was uploaded to the LCP as a part of the LCP's Handbook to the LRA1 (2025, 1st ed.).