Emporio Ballance et al. 1989 43.280 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Emporio Ballance et al. 1989 43.280

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Context Information

Site Name

Emporio

Date

9th c. (possible residual?)

Site Type

Harbor/port

Country/Region

Greece/Cyclades

Period

Late Roman/Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Fortress reoccupation levels

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

—

Fabric Description

Burned to a grey throughout; the lip rather squashed by the setting of the handles

Measurements (cms)

h 44 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

graffito

Manufacturing Technique

—

Firing

—

Vessel Images 3

Emporio Ballance et al. 1989 43.280

Transport amphora

Emporio

9th c. (possible residual?)

Late Roman/Byzantine

Emporio Ballance et al. 1989 43.280

Transport amphora

Emporio

9th c. (possible residual?)

Late Roman/Byzantine

Emporio Ballance et al. 1989 43.280

Transport amphora

Emporio

9th c. (possible residual?)

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

Ballance, M.; Boardman, J.; Corbett, S.; and Hood, S. Excavation in Chios 1952–1955: Byzantine Emporio. Supplementary Volumes 20. Oxford: The British School of Archaeology in Athens, 1989 , Number 280, Figure 43, Figure 45, Plate 25, Page 115.

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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.).