Massalia Bonifay 1986 Fig. 7.21 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Massalia Bonifay 1986 Fig. 7.21

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Context Information

Site Name

Massalia

Date

second quarter 5th c.

Site Type

Harbor/port

Country/Region

France/Mediterranean coast

Period

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Archaeological Context

La Bourse excavations

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Greyish fabric, very grainy, many tiny black inclusions and white or red grains, some mica

Measurements (cms)

Rim diameter 8 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

Massalia Bonifay 1986 Fig. 7.21

Transport amphora

Massalia

second quarter 5th c.

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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

Bonifay, M.. "Observations sur les amphores tardives à Marseille d'après les fouilles de la Bourse (1980-1984)" Revue archéologique de Narbonnaise 19 (1986), 269–301 , Figure Figure 7, Number 21.0.

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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.).