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Vessel: Chios 10 EUA Inv. BE2007-21-3

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Context Information

Site Name

Chios site 10, South Prasonisi Islet south (shipwreck)

Date

6th-7th c.

Site Type

Shipwreck

Country/Region

Greece/Central Aegean

Period

Late Roman/Byzantine

Archaeological Context

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

h max 44 cm, max diameter 20 cm, rim diameter 9 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 2

Chios 10 EUA Inv. BE2007-21-3

Transport amphora

Chios site 10, South Prasonisi Islet south (shipwreck)

6th-7th c.

Late Roman/Byzantine

Chios 10 EUA Inv. BE2007-21-3

Transport amphora

Chios site 10, South Prasonisi Islet south (shipwreck)

6th-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

Theodoulou, Th.; Foley, B.; Kourkoumelis, D.; and Preka-Alexandri, K.. "Roman amphora cargoes in the sea of Chios—the 2008 mission" in Per terram, per mare: seaborne trade and the distribution of Roman amphorae in the Mediterranean, ed(s). A. B. Knapp and S. Demesticha. Studies in Mediterranean archaeology and literature Pocket-book 180. Uppsala: Åströms förlag, 2015a, 41–54 , Figure Fig. 7, Page 50.0.

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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.).