Odessos Kouzov and Christov 2018 Pl. 1.2 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Odessos Kouzov and Christov 2018 Pl. 1.2

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Context Information

Site Name

Odessos

Date

Second half 5th - 6th c. CE

Site Type

Harbor/port

Country/Region

Bulgaria/Danubian Plain

Period

Late Antiquity

Archaeological Context

Archaeological drilling 2

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Yellow fabric, with a minimal amount of fine quartz.

Measurements (cms)

Rim diameter: 11 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

—

Firing

Uneven firing

Vessel Images 1

Odessos Kouzov and Christov 2018 Pl. 1.2

Transport amphora

Odessos

Second half 5th - 6th c. CE

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

Kouzov, C. and Christov, M. "Rescue Archaeological Study in Ancient Odessos and Late Medieval Varna in 2017" Journal of Historical and Archaeological Research (2018), 18-43 , Plate Pl. 1.2.

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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.).