Skouriotissa-Vouppes TCP546 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Skouriotissa-Vouppes TCP546

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Context Information

Site Name

Skouriotissa

Date

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Site Type

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Country/Region

Cyprus/Troodos mountains

Period

Late Roman

Archaeological Context

TS01 TP007.PU02 P08.1

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Gritty fabric ranging from 5YR 7/6 reddish yellow to 10YR 7/4 very pale brown. Inclusions: common small rounded red and black grains, common small angular white grains, abundant limestone.

Measurements (cms)

Rim diameter: 12.5 cm; rim thickness: 1.2 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Self slipped

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Skouriotissa-Vouppes TCP546

Transport amphora

Skouriotissa

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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

Given, M.; Knapp, A. B.; Noller, J.; Sollars, L.; and Kassianidou, V.. "The Material Culture of the TAESP Landscape." in Landscape and Interaction. The Troodos Archaeological and Environmental Survey Project, Cyprus. Volume 1. Methodology, Analysis and Interpretation, ed(s). M. Given, A. B. Knapp, J. Noller, L. Sollars, and V. Kassianidou. Levant Supplementary Series 14. Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2013, 57–296 , Page 165.0.

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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.).