Maʻagan Mikhael B Creisher et al. 2019 Fig. 2.1 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Maʻagan Mikhael B Creisher et al. 2019 Fig. 2.1

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Context Information

Site Name

Ma'agan Mikhael B Shipwreck

Date

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Site Type

Shipwreck

Country/Region

Israel/Carmel coastal plain

Period

Byzantine

Archaeological Context

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Four Greek letters incised, after firing, on the upper shoulder of the vessel.

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Maʻagan Mikhael B Creisher et al. 2019 Fig. 2.1

Transport amphora

Ma'agan Mikhael B Shipwreck

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Byzantine

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

Creisher, M., Goren, Y., Artzy, M. and Cvikel, D. "The amphorae of the Ma‘agan Mikhael B shipwreck: preliminary report" Levant 51 (2019), 105-120 , Figure 2.1.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Roughly 8 kg (wet weight) of raisins or grapes was found inside this vessel. This vessel was uploaded to the LCP as a part of the LCP's Handbook to the LRA1 (2025, 1st ed.).