Tintagel RF 3863 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Tintagel RF 3863

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Context Information

Site Name

Tintagel

Date

5th to the 7th c.

Site Type

Harbor/port town

Country/Region

England/Southwest

Period

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Archaeological Context

Trench 15 context 669, Phase W

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

2.5 YR 5/8 brown red. Distinctive are the common white calcareous inclusions up to 1 mm. Sparse dark grits. Common small quartz. Small voids

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

Tintagel RF 3863

Transport amphora

Tintagel

5th to the 7th c.

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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

Barrowman, R. C.; Batey, C. E.; and Morris, C. D. Excavations at Tintagel Castle, Cornwall, 1990–1999. Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London 74. London: The Society of Antiquaries of London, 2007 , Figure Figure 129, Number RF 3863, Page 239.0.

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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.).