Thalassines-Spilies TS118 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Thalassines-Spilies TS118

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Context Information

Site Name

Thalassines-Spilies

Date

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Site Type

Shipwreck

Country/Region

Cyprus/Western South Coast

Period

Late Roman

Archaeological Context

Underwater find

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Orange to brick red fabric

Measurements (cms)

Preserved height: 8.8 cm; rim diameter 9.5-10.2 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Thalassines-Spilies TS118

Transport amphora

Thalassines-Spilies

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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

Morris, C. E., and Peatfield, A. D.. "Pottery from the Cyprus underwater survey, 1983" in Report of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, 1987. 1987, 200–214 , Figure Fig. 4.118, Page 212.0.

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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.).