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Vessel: Skouriotissa-Vouppes TCP554

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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.PU05 P01.1

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Ferruous fabric ranging from 2.5& 8/3 to 5YR 6/6

Measurements (cms)

Thickness: 0.8 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Irregular corrugation

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Skouriotissa-Vouppes TCP554

Transport amphora

Skouriotissa

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Late Roman

Skouriotissa-Vouppes TCP554

Transport amphora

Skouriotissa

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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

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

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