Pyla-Koutsopetria 73.27 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Pyla-Koutsopetria 73.27

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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

Grid Unit 73

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Coarse, pink core (2.5YR 8/4) with a pink interior (5YR 8/4) and a pale yellow exterior (2.5Y 8/3) exterior that has frequent, black, white, and red angular stones. Red stones are larger in size.

Measurements (cms)

Preserved length: 8.2 cm; preserved width: 3.3 cm; thickness: 2.9 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Pyla-Koutsopetria 73.27

Transport amphora

Pyla-Koutsopetria

5th - 7th c. CE

Late Roman

Pyla-Koutsopetria 73.27

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 4, which contains numerous small black stones, with larger red stones (~1.5 mm). The fabric is 5YR 7/4 core, and 2.5Y 8/2 on the surface. This vess