Late Roman Amphora 4 [permalink]
Type
Typology Item
Not after (date)
650
Not before (date)
300
See also
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/amphora_ahrb_2005/details.cfm?id=16
Broader
Amphora
Typological identification comment
Also known as Gaza Jar or Gaza Amphora; Almagro 54; Keay 54; Kuzmanov 14; Peacock & Williams Class 48/49; and Zemer 49-53.
Bibliography
Majcherek1995
Bibliography
Mayerson1992
Bibliography
Pieri2005
Bibliography
Reynolds2010
Bibliography
Sazanov2017
Bibliography
Zemer1978
Description
Middle-Late Roman to Early Byzantine form produced chiefly in southern Palestine into the Sinai and Negev. The form has an elongated and cylindrical body with a rounded to steep shoulder and a conical base (“cigar-shaped“), a short band rim, and ring handles; prominent wheel-ridging around shoulder and near base. The usual fabric from the Ashdod-Ashkelon-Gaza production zone is drab brown and sandy, with bits of pale limestone.
Has geographic origin
Palestine
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Linked to

KP287 (Middle Roman Palestinian Storage Jar)

KE 2256 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0055 (Late Roman Amphora 4 Base-Sherd Stopper)

KTH0165 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0292 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0451 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0475+1499 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0556 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0607 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0662 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0685 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0692 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0759 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0761 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0793 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0800 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0818 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0822 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0833 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0848 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0876 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0887 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0898 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0900 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0922/923 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0923/922 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0960 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0961 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0991 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH0995 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1004 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1052 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1098/1099 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1099 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1117 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1121 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1137 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1163 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1164 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1171 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1175 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1200 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1354 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1363 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1378 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1380 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1410 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1460 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1499+475 (Late Roman Amphora 4, variant production)

KTH1524 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1529 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1530+1819 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1542 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1655 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1689 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1692+2010 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1742 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1788 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1804 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1809 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1819+1530 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1821 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1825 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1872 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1886 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1892 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1901 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1916 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1950 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1961 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1975 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH1977 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH2010+1692 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH2025 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH2181 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH2214 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH2519 (Late Roman Amphora 4)

KTH2633 (Late Roman Amphora 4)