Pantikapaion-Bosporos Fedoseev et al. 2010 Fig. 18.2

Vessel: Pantikapaion-Bosporos Fedoseev et al. 2010 Fig. 18.2

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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

The fabric of this fragment is different from others found in Pit 2, with its color "ranging from pink (7.5YR 7/4) to reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6) and with a whitish-greenish 'skin.' It is also calcareo

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Two groups of dipinti on the shoulder "evidently written separately. The first group was written with light red paint, while the second with dark red ink. As the upper parts of these inscriptions are

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Pantikapaion-Bosporos Fedoseev et al. 2010 Fig. 18.2

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. 18.2.

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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.).