Iluro ILU081 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Iluro ILU081

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Context Information

Site Name

Iluro

Date

end of the 4th - beginning of the 6th c.

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Spain/Catalan coastal range

Period

Late Antique

Archaeological Context

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Following petrographic and chemical analysis, the provenance from Elaiussa's kilns is conjectural still very likely.

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

Iluro ILU081

Transport amphora

Iluro

end of the 4th - beginning of the 6th c.

Late Antique

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

Kiln name:

Elaiussa Sebaste LRA1 amphora kilns

Country/region:

Turkey/Eastern Mediterranean

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Bibliography

Fantuzzi, L., Ontiveros, M.A.C. and Reynolds, P.. "Archaeometric characterisation of Late Roman Amphora 1 imports in north-eastern Spain" in LRCW 5: Late Roman Coarse Wares, Cooking Wares and Amphorae in the Mediterranean: Archaeology and Archaeometry, ed(s). Dixneuf, D. Études Alexandrines 42. Alexandria: 2017, 93–116 , Figure Figure 2, Number ILU081, Page 95.0.

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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.).