Garranes 28:355,354,125,135,148 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Garranes 28:355,354,125,135,148

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Context Information

Site Name

Garranes, Lisnacaheragh

Date

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Site Type

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Country/Region

Ireland/Southwestern highlands

Period

Early Christian Period

Archaeological Context

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Fabric is buff-pink in color.

Measurements (cms)

Handle fragment, 355, is oval in section and 2.2 x 3.5 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Garranes 28:355,354,125,135,148

Transport amphora

Garranes

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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 20, Page 49.0.

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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.).