Florentia 16.80 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Florentia 16.80

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Context Information

Site Name

Florentia

Date

5th-7th

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Italy/Northern Apennines

Period

Late Antique

Archaeological Context

Rubbish dump; SU 564, secondary context

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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

Internally coated by Pinaceae resins; residuals of animal grease suggest it might have been used for fish

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Florentia 16.80

Transport amphora

Florentia

5th-7th

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

Pecci, A.; Salvini, L.; and Cantini, F. "Residue Analysis of Some Late Roman Amphora Coming from the Excavations of the Historical Center of Florence" in LRCW 3: Late Roman Coarse Wares, Cooking Wares and Amphorae in the Mediterranean, Archaeology and Archaeometry. Comparison between Western and Eastern Mediterranean, ed(s). Menchelli, S.; Santoro, S.; Pasquinucci, M.; and Guiducci, G. BAR International Series 2185 1. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2010, 363-367 , Figure Figure 1, Number 16.8, Page 366.

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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.).