Knossos B61 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Knossos B61

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Context Information

Site Name

Knossos

Date

first half of the 7th c.

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Greece/Crete, west

Period

Late Roman/Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Medical Faculty Site, crypt like structure T.244; well-cistern deposit

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

Rim diameter (estimated) 7.8 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Knossos B61

Transport amphora

Knossos

first half of the 7th c.

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

Hayes, J. W.. "Early Christian Pottery from Knossos: The 1978-1981 Finds from the Knossos Medical Faculty Site" The Annual of the British School at Athens 96 (2001), 431–454 , Figure Figure 10, Number 61.0, Page 451.0.

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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.).