Torone 81.740 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Torone 81.740

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Context Information

Site Name

Torone

Date

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Site Type

Harbor/port town

Country/Region

Greece/Macedonia

Period

Late Roman/Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Lower city TR 5 (2)

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Clay: close to reddish yellow 5YR 6/6 with many light-coloured inclusions and some mica

Measurements (cms)

h max. 45.6 cm; diameter of the rim 11 cm; max diameter of the body 30cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Unidentified graffiti on shoulder on both sides

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 2

Torone 81.740

Transport amphora

Torone

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Late Roman/Byzantine

Torone 81.740

Transport amphora

Torone

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Late Roman/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

Papadopoulos, J. K.. "Roman amphorae from the excavations at Torone" Αρχαιολογική εφημερίς 128 (1989), 67–103 , Figure Figure 12, Page 87.0.

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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.).