Danaos Project 2008 - Artifacts DP08-002 and DP-08-003

DP08-002 Complete amphora is half buried; handles not visible. Bulbous body with rounded transition between shoulder and body. Thick sylindrical neck with slightly flaring rim. Anemone attached near base. Toe not visible. Smooth surface and classicizing shape suggests Classical or Hellenistic date.

DP08-003
Fragment of the lower half of an amphora, with body sherds broken off and resting inside the shell of the fragment. The larger fragment is partially buried. Shape and fabric similar to DP-08-002 above. Their positions (a few cm apart) indicate the same provenience. Probably an early- to mid-Byzantine date. Complete amphora; bottom third buried. Cylindrical body ending in rounded bottom. No handles visible. Neck and mouth covered with anemones, thus hiding diagnostic features. Fabric and shape suggest an early to mid-Byzantine date.

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• dp08-003
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• underwater
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• nautical
• shipwreck
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• maritime
• oceanography
• tamu
• ina
• hcmr
• crete
• minoan
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• submergence
• deep-submergence