Sinop 8.3.03 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Sinop 8.3.03

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Context Information

Site Name

Sinop

Date

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Site Type

Harbor/port

Country/Region

Turkey/Western Black Sea

Period

Early Byzantine

Archaeological Context

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Orange-brown fabric. Red inclusions are visible from the surface.

Measurements (cms)

Height: 44 cm; max diameter: 22.9 cm; rim diameter: 7.65 cm; handle width: 3.5 x 2.7 cm.

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Beige surface. Traces of pitch on the interior and exterior.

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 2

Sinop 8.3.03

Transport amphora

Sinop

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Early Byzantine

Sinop 8.3.03

Transport amphora

Sinop

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Early 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

Kassab Tezgör, D.. Corpus des Amphores Romaines Produites Dans les Centres de Mer Noire: Collections des Muses de la Côte Turque de la Mer Noire (Ereli, Amasra, Sinop, Samsun, Giresun, Ordu, Trabzon et Amasya). Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 74. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2020 , Plate Pl. XVIII.3 a-b.

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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.).