Tropeum Traiani INV 5104 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Tropeum Traiani INV 5104

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Context Information

Site Name

Tropeum Traiani

Date

Beginning of 5th c. CE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Romania/Black Sea coast

Period

Late Roman

Archaeological Context

Sector A, trench 18 (2006)

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

5YR 6/6 reddish yellow fabric.

Measurements (cms)

Rim diameter: 8 cm; preserved height: 11 cm; handle diameter: 3.2 x 2.9 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

Tropeum Traiani INV 5104

Transport amphora

Tropeum Traiani

Beginning of 5th 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

Grigoraș, B., and Panaite, A. "The Late Roman Amphorae from Tropaeum Traiani, Sector A (north of the Basilica A), 2005–2016 " Materiale şi cercetãri arheologice (Serie nouã) 17 (2021), 87-114 , Number 92.0, Plate Pl. 8.44.

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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.).