Iatrus 96.58 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Iatrus 96.58

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Context Information

Site Name

Iatrus

Date

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Site Type

Fortified site/citadel

Country/Region

Bulgaria/Danubian Plain

Period

Late Antiquity

Archaeological Context

Phase C, section 96/20

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Light orange fabric with a whitish-yellow outer layer; a little fine transparent quartz sand and fine brown (volcanic?) sand.

Measurements (cms)

Height: 48.8 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Red-brown dipinto on the shoulder. Slipped.

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Iatrus 96.58

Transport amphora

Iatrus

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Late Antiquity

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

Conrad, S.. "Kommentierter Katalog der gefäßkeramischen Funde" in Iatrus-Krivina: Spätantike Befestigung und frühmittelalterliche Siedlung an der unteren Donau. 6, Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen 1992-2000, ed(s). G. von Bülow and N. Benecke. Limesforschungen 28. Mainz am Rhein: P. von Zabern, 2007, 1–74 , Page 38.0, Plate Pl. 4.1075.

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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.).