Hadir 303-31 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Hadir 303-31

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Context Information

Site Name

Hadir Qinnasrin

Date

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Site Type

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Country/Region

Syria/Homs Desert

Period

Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Residual, pre-Phase I

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Beige paste with lime inclusions and black grits.

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Hadir 303-31

Transport amphora

Hadir Qinnasrin

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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

Rousset, M.-O.. "La ceramique" in Al-Hadir. Étude archéologique d’un hameau de Qinnasrin (Syrie du Nord, VIIe–XIIe siècles) , ed(s). Rousset, M.-O. Travaux de la Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée, Série recherches archéologiques 59 Lyon: Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée 2012, 73-118 , Figure Fig. 1.2.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

"The totality of imported amphoras does not exceed 1.05% of the total assemblage (in NMI). They may have ended up on the site as container reuse" (Rousset 2012: 74, translated from French). Bag-shaped.
This vessel was uploaded to the LCP as a part of the LCP's Handbook to the LRA1 (2025, 1st ed.).