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Vessel: Yassi Ada 1982 CA 2

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Context Information

Site Name

Yassi Ada

Date

620-630 CE

Site Type

Shipwreck

Country/Region

Turkey/Aegean

Period

Early Byzantine

Archaeological Context

Shipwreck cargo

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

—

Fabric Description

Fairly coarse, orange brown ware.

Measurements (cms)

H. 43.5 cm; max. diam. 21.2 cm; mouthdiam. approx. 8.7 cm.

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Partly encrusted; piece of bottom missing

Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

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Vessel Images 3

Yassi Ada 1982 CA 2

Transport amphora

Yassi Ada

620-630 CE

Early Byzantine

Yassi Ada 1982 CA 2

Transport amphora

Yassi Ada

620-630 CE

Early Byzantine

Yassi Ada 1982 CA 2

Transport amphora

Yassi Ada

620-630 CE

Early Byzantine

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

GEORGE F. BASS and FREDERICK H. VAN DOORNINCK, JR.. YASSI ADA VOLUME I - A Seventh-Century Byzantine Shipwreck. COLLEGE STATION: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1982 , Figure 2025-08-03, Number CA 2, Page 157.0.

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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.).