Garranes E629:114 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Garranes E629:114

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Context Information

Site Name

Garranes, Lisnacaheragh

Date

396-539 CE

Site Type

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Country/Region

Ireland/Southwestern highlands

Period

Early Christian Period

Archaeological Context

Trench 4, F123 metalled surface

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Weathered reddish-brown surfaces and pink-red core. The fabric contains frequent inclusions of rounded quartz > 0.1 cm and infrequent inclusions of mica > 0.1 cm

Measurements (cms)

3.9 cm x 3.5 cm, thickness 0.6 cm at tim, 1.4 cm at handle springing

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 2

Garranes E629:114

Transport amphora

Garranes

396-539 CE

Early Christian Period

Garranes E629:114

Transport amphora

Garranes

396-539 CE

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

O'Brien, W. and Hogan, N. Garranes. An Early Medieval Royal Site in South-west Ireland. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2021 , Figure Figure 7.21, Number E629:114, Page 251.0.

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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.).