Pantikapaion-Bosporos Fedoseev et al. 2010 Fig. 18.1

Vessel: Pantikapaion-Bosporos Fedoseev et al. 2010 Fig. 18.1

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Context Information

Site Name

Pantikapaion, Bosphoros

Date

Before the late 6th/early 7th c.

Site Type

Harbor/port town

Country/Region

Crimea/Black Sea coast

Period

Late Roman/Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Pit 2

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Very hard and compact fabric, well-sorted, with an irregular fracture. Inclusions: some large (1-1.5 mm) whitish calcareous particles, brownish-beige voids with eruption rims, opaque sub-angular and a

Measurements (cms)

Rim diameter: 9.4 cm; max diameter: 23 cm; preserved height: 44 cm; estimated capacity of 8.8 liters.

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Four circular marks made with lime on the shoulder and body, and a circle made in dark red paint on the body.

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Pantikapaion-Bosporos Fedoseev et al. 2010 Fig. 18.1

Transport amphora

Pantikapaion

Before the late 6th/early 7th c.

Late Roman/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

Fedoseev, N. F.; Domżalski, K.; Opaiţ, A.; and Kulikov, A. V.. "Post-Justinian pottery deposit from Pantikapaion-Bosporos: rescue excavations at 12, Teatral'naja St. in Kerch" Archeologia 61 (2012), 63–94 , Figure Fig. 18.1.

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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.).