Caherlehillan Doyle 2009 Fig. 13 no. 2 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Caherlehillan Doyle 2009 Fig. 13 no. 2

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Context Information

Site Name

Caherlehillan

Date

5th-6th c.

Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Ireland/Southwestern highlands

Period

Early Christian Period

Archaeological Context

Occupation deposit C28

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

The fabric has buff interior and exterior surfaces, and the sherds close to the base have an orange-red core

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

A simple everted rim with a concave outer surface decreases abruptly in thickness to meet the neck.

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Caherlehillan Doyle 2009 Fig. 13 no. 2

Transport amphora

Caherlehillan

5th-6th c.

Early Christian Period

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

Doyle, I.W. "Mediterranean and Frankish pottery imports in early medieval Ireland" Journal of Irish Archaeology 18 (2009), 17-62 , Figure Figure 13, Number 2, Page 41.0.

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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.).