Collierstown A008/015:247:1+A008/015:4:79 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Collierstown A008/015:247:1+A008/015:4:79

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Context Information

Site Name

Collierstown

Date

late 5th/early 6th c.

Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Ireland/Midlands east

Period

Early Christian Period

Archaeological Context

Levels attributed to Phase 2C

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Buff plain ware 5YR 7/6 comprised of medium coarse sand, with grainy texture featuring inclusions of quartz, chert, clay-stone, limestone and occasional serpentine

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

Collierstown A008/015:247:1+A008/015:4:79

Transport amphora

Collierstown

late 5th/early 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

Kelly, Amanda. "The Discovery of Phocaean Red Slip Ware (PRSW) Form 3 and Bii Ware (LR1 Amphorae) on Sites in Ireland—an Analysis within a Broader Framework" Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature 110C (2010), 35-88 , Figure Figure 4, Number A008/015:247:1, Page 55.0.

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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.).