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Vessel: Asar Tepe asartepe-2003-t2-u2-049

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Context Information

Site Name

Asar Tepe, Iuliosebaste

Date

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Site Type

Settlement

Country/Region

Turkey/Eastern Mediterranean

Period

Early Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Survey transect 2, unit 2

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Gritty light orange to 7.5YR 7/6 reddish yellow fabric

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Preserved length: 6.5 cm; preserved width: 0.83 cm; preserved thickness: 2 cm; preserved diameter: 10 cm

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 3

Asar Tepe asartepe-2003-t2-u2-049

Transport amphora

Asar Tepe

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Early Byzantine

Asar Tepe asartepe-2003-t2-u2-049

Transport amphora

Asar Tepe

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Early Byzantine

Asar Tepe asartepe-2003-t2-u2-049

Transport amphora

Asar Tepe

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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

Kızılarslanoğlu, H. A.; Pejša, S.; Rauh, N. K. 2019 Addendum and Erratum to the Rough Cilicia Archaeological Survey Project (RCSP) Context Collection. Purdue University Research Repository, 2020

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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.).