Butrint Reynolds 2004 cat. 1152.293 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Butrint Reynolds 2004 cat. 1152.293

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Context Information

Site Name

Butrint

Date

500/525 - 550 CE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Albania/Coastal lowlands

Period

Late Roman Imperial

Archaeological Context

Context 1152, garbage dump in room XIV of the Triconch Palace

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Sandy buff surfaces and dark buff-brown fabric; lime rich

Measurements (cms)

rim diameter 10.5 cm. Pronounced concave rim with undercut. Luted neck.

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Butrint Reynolds 2004 cat. 1152.293

Transport amphora

Butrint

500/525 - 550 CE

Late Roman Imperial

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

Reynolds, P. "The Roman pottery from the Triconch Palace" in Byzantine Butrint. Excavations and Surveys 1994-99, ed(s). Hodges, R.; Bowden, W.; and Lako, K. Butrint Archaeological Monographs Oxford: Oxbow, 2004, 224-277 , Figure Fig. 13, Number 175.0, Page 256.0.

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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.).