Amphora (Storage Vessel) Base Sherd
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Amphora (Storage Vessel) Base Sherd
Late Bronze Age2000 BCE - 1200 BCE
Clay
3 13/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/2 in. (9.7 x 5.6 x 3.8 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
2009.14.967
Acquisition Date:
1972
Geography:
Asia, Turkey, Tarsus
Classification:
Unclassifiable Artifacts; Artifact Remnants; Sherds
Culture/Nationality:
Prehistoric Anatolian
Collection:
Tarsus Excavation
Keywords
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- amphorae - Ancient Greek and Roman storage vessels of many variations usually having a large oval body with a narrow neck and two or more handles extending from the mouth or neck to the shoulders on the body.
- Anatolian - Refers to the culture and styles that developed in antiquity in the geographical area of modern Turkey.
- Late Bronze Age - Refers to the final stage of Bronze Age cultures, distinguished from the Early and Middle Bronze Age cultures by differences in metal assemblages and burial rites. It is characterized in part by very sophisticated and elaborate metalworking techniques and tool and weapon designs. It is characterized by the development of mass-produced objects, hollow objects, armor, and large objects, such as caldrons and shields.
- sherds - Limited to fragments of pottery or glass.
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Comparanda List
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- Hetty Goldman, "Excavations at Gozlu Kule, Tarsus: Volume II, Text," (1956): 214.
- Hetty Goldman, "Excavations at Gozlu Kule, Tarsus: Volume II, Plates," (1956): Figure Number: 322.
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