Halmyris H 501 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Halmyris H 501

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Context Information

Site Name

Halmyris

Date

Early to mid-6th c. CE

Site Type

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Country/Region

Romania/Black Sea coast

Period

Late Roman

Archaeological Context

Layer N 10

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Beige-yellowish paste ...

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Vessel Images 1

Halmyris H 501

Transport amphora

Halmyris

Early to mid-6th c. CE

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

Topoleanu, F. G. Ceramica romana si romano-bizantina de la Halmyris (sec. I-VII d.Ch.) / Roman and roman-byzantine pottery from Halmyris (1st-7th centuris AD). Tulcea: 2000

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

Most common amphora type at Halmyris. This vessel was uploaded to the LCP as a part of the LCP's Handbook to the LRA1 (2025, 1st ed.).