Augst 5542 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Augst 5542

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Context Information

Site Name

Augst, Augusta Raurica

Date

after 400 CE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Switzerland/Jura Mountains

Period

Late Roman

Archaeological Context

TG45

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Brown-grey, hard burnt clay

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Augst 5542

Transport amphora

Augst

after 400 CE

Late Roman

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

S. Martin-Kilcher. Die römischen Amphoren aus Augst und Kaiseraugst. Forschungen in Augst 7 1-3. Augst: 1994 , Page 441.

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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.).