Some Pontic Flavour on the Lycian Table Pontic Amphorae in Limyra
Some Pontic Flavour on the Lycian Table Pontic Amphorae in Limyra

Summary/Abstract: The ancient city of Limyra was a well-developed urban centre from Classical to Byzantine times. Its remains are located some five kilometers north-east of the modern town of Finike, at the foot of the Toçak Dağı massif, in south -east Lycia, an ancient region on modern Turkey’s southern coast. Pottery, and amphorae in particular,from recent excavations (2016-2019) as well as excavations carried out in 2011-2012, provide us with new insights into Limyra’s long-distance exchange connections. While during the fourth to seventh centuries amphorae predominantly originated from Eastern Mediterranean sources, a small but notable quantity came from the Pontic area, most of which were presumably manufactured in or near Sinope. This article wishes to present the basic evidence for Pontic amphorae in Limyra in terms of fabric and typology, and by taking a broader, Eastern Mediterranean perspective, to throw some light on the significance of Pontic amphorae during the fourth to seventh centuries.

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