Assos cat no. 41 AS'12 1-215 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Assos cat no. 41 AS'12 1-215

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Context Information

Site Name

Assos

Date

7th - 8 th c.

Site Type

Harbor/port town

Country/Region

Turkey/Marmara

Period

Early Byzantine

Archaeological Context

North Stoa Early Byzantine filling layers

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Fabric 5YR 5/& coarse with dense grit, both sides of surface 10YR 8/3 dull

Measurements (cms)

rim diameter 8.8 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

Assos cat no. 41 AS'12 1-215

Transport amphora

Assos

7th - 8 th c.

Early Byzantine

Assos cat no. 41 AS'12 1-215

Transport amphora

Assos

7th - 8 th c.

Early Byzantine

Break Photos 1

Assos cat no. 41 AS'12 1-215

Transport amphora

Assos

7th - 8 th c.

Early Byzantine

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

Ayaz, M. "Stratified Early Byzantine Pottery from the Assos North Stoa: Observations on Pottery Groups" in Veränderungen von Stadtbild und urbaner Lebenswelt in spätantiker und frühbyzantinischer Zeit Assos im Spiegel städtischer Zentren Westkleinasiens, ed(s). B. Böhlendorf-Arslan. Byzanz zwischen Orient und Okzident 23. Mainz: Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseumsn, 2021, 91–107 , Number 41.0, Plate Pl. 4, Pl. 7, Pl. 8.

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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.).