Aegyssus AEG75.00030 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Aegyssus AEG75.00030

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Context Information

Site Name

Aegyssus

Date

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Site Type

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Country/Region

Romania/Black Sea coast

Period

Late Roman

Archaeological Context

Aeg '75, S6 I3a

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Fine fabric, Munsell 5YR 6/6 reddish yellow color, fine inclusions.

Measurements (cms)

Wall thickness: 0.6 cm; length: 9.0 cm; preserved height: 12.0 cm.

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Munsell 10YR 8/3 very pale brown colour slip-wash and a circular sign made with red paint around a mark in the fabric.

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

Evenly fired.

Vessel Images 1

Aegyssus AEG75.00030

Transport amphora

Aegyssus

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Late Roman

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

Stănescu, R. O.. "Amphorae ex Aegysso. Fragments from Older Excavations" Peuce New Series XVI (2018 ), 205-226 , Figure Fig. 8.2.

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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.).