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Vessel: Glastonbury AP3 = F/G Baulk

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Context Information

Site Name

Glastonbury

Date

6th to 7th c.

Site Type

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Country/Region

England/Southwest

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Archaeological Context

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Buff fabric, sometimes with a grey core or inner surface, containing much sand composed mainly of grains of pyroxene and limestone. Whitish deposit of ? carbonate on inner surface

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

Glastonbury AP3 = F/G Baulk

Transport amphora

Glastonbury

6th to 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

Rahtz, P.. "Excavations on Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, 1964–6" Archaeological Journal 127 (1970), 1–81 , Figure Figure 28.4, Number AP 3, Page 65.0.

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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.).