Llandough Holbrook and Thomas 2005 Fig. 40.1 cat. 5

Vessel: Llandough Holbrook and Thomas 2005 Fig. 40.1 cat. 5

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Context Information

Site Name

Llandough

Date

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Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Wales/

Period

Early Middle Ages

Archaeological Context

Burial B116

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Light reddish-buff sandy fabric with many small pieces of white limestone

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

which suggests these joining sherds may be from near the bottom of the amphora.

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Llandough Holbrook and Thomas 2005 Fig. 40.1 cat. 5

Transport amphora

Llandough

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Early Middle Ages

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

Holbrook, N., and Thomas, A.. "An Early-medieval Monastic Cemetery at Llandough, Glamorgan: Excavations in 1994" Medieval Archaeology 49 (2005), 1–92 , Figure Figure 40, Number 40.1, Page 81.0.

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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.).