Pantikapaion-Bosporos K08.97.34a | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Pantikapaion-Bosporos K08.97.34a

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Context Information

Site Name

Pantikapaion, Bosphoros

Date

Second quarter to the mid 6...

Site Type

Harbor/port town

Country/Region

Crimea/Black Sea coast

Period

Late Roman/Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Pit 20

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Light reddish yellow f...

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Dipinto on shoulder.

Manufacturing Technique

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Vessel Images 1

Pantikapaion-Bosporos K08.97.34a

Transport amphora

Pantikapaion

Second quarter to the mid 6th 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

Smoktina, Anna V.. "The import of LR 1 amphorae into Bosporus" in Per Terram, Per Mare: Seaborne Trade and the Distribution of Roman Amphorae in the Mediterranean, ed(s). Demesticha, Stella. Uppsala: Åströms förlag, 2015, 121-135 , Figure Fig. 4.18.

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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.).