Naples gnn0623 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Naples gnn0623

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Context Information

Site Name

Neapolis/Naples

Date

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Site Type

City

Country/Region

Italy/Southern Tyrrhenian coast

Period

Late Antique

Archaeological Context

S. Gennaro catacomb

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Pale brown 2.5YR 7/4 fabric

Measurements (cms)

Diameter of the rim 8.6 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 2

Naples gnn0623

Transport amphora

Neapolis/Naples

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Late Antique

Naples gnn0623

Transport amphora

Neapolis/Naples

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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

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Bibliography

Ebanista, C., and Romano, R. "Le anfore dalla catacomba di S. Gennaro a Napoli: nuovi dati sui traffici marittimi e gli interscambi nel Mediterraneo fra tarda antichità e alto medioevo" in Il Mediterraneo fra tarda antichità e medioevo: integrazione di culture, interscambi, pellegrinaggi. Atti del Convegno internazionale di studi 63-84, ed(s). Rotili, M., and Ebanista C. Cimitile-Santa Maria Capua Vetere, 15-16 giugno 2017. San Vitaliano (NA): Guida Editori, 2018 , Figure Figure 2 and 3, Number gnn0623, Page 69 and 71.

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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.).