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Vessel: Histria Bădescu and Cliante 2014 Fig. 3.2

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Context Information

Site Name

Histria

Date

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Site Type

City

Country/Region

Romania/Black Sea coast

Period

Late Roman

Archaeological Context

Sector CN, trench 2, square 12

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Light yellowish-brown semi-fine paste (10YR 6/4); small elongated porosities; very frequent medium sized calcite particles, rarely mica. The paste has a mosaic aspect and the oxides represent ca. 50 %

Measurements (cms)

Max rim diameter: 12 cm; max diameter: 16.6 cm; preserved height: 11.3 cm.

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

Primary, even, oxidizing firing.

Vessel Images 1

Histria Bădescu and Cliante 2014 Fig. 3.2

Transport amphora

Histria

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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

Bădescu, A., and Cliante, L. "Oriental Amphorae Discovered at Histria in the Central-north Sector (Campaign 2012)" MCA (Materiale Şi Cercetări Arheologice Serie Nouă) 10 (2014), 173-193 , Figure Fig. 3.2, Page 175.0.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

LRA1s are the most common amphora type at Histria, representing about a quarter of all amphoras from Late Roman and Early Byzantine levels. This vessel was uploaded to the LCP as a part of the LCP's H