Giglio Island cat. n. 127 - inv. 142572 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Giglio Island cat. n. 127 - inv. 142572

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Context Information

Site Name

Giglio Island, Igilium

Date

5th-6th c.

Site Type

Harbor/port

Country/Region

Italy/Northern Tyrrhenian coast

Period

Late Antique

Archaeological Context

Harbor dump

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

h max 9 cm; diameter of the rim 6 cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Giglio Island cat. n. 127 - inv. 142572

Transport amphora

Giglio Island

5th-6th c.

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

De Tommaso, G.; Dell’Amico, P.; Firmati, M.; Poggesi, G.; Rendini, P.; and Shepherd, J.. "La documentazione subacquea: i relitti." in Relitti di Storia. Archeologia subacquea in Maremma, ed(s). M. Celuzza and P. Rendini. Siena: Nuova Immagine Editrice, 1992, 70–116 , Number 127, Plate Plate 4.

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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.).