Aksum Phillipson 2000 fig. 283c | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Aksum Phillipson 2000 fig. 283c

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Context Information

Site Name

Axum

Date

End of the 5th - early 7th c.

Site Type

Domestic/residential area

Country/Region

Ethiopia/Tigray

Period

Iron Age

Archaeological Context

Late Aksumite phase, Trench D

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Vessel Images 1

Aksum Phillipson 2000 fig. 283c

Transport amphora

Axum

End of the 5th - early 7th c.

Iron Age

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

D. W. Phillipson, ed(s). Archaeology at Aksum, Ethiopia, 1993-7, Memoirs of the British Institute in Eastern Africa, Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London Number 16 Report 65. London: The British Institute in Easterm Africa - The Society of Antiquaries of London, 2000 , Page 326.

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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.).