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Roman oil lamps with peltae relief on base. New evidence from Apsaros (Gonio, Georgia)

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Jaworska M.

Studia Europaea Gnesnensia

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2020

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issue 21

37-49

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Discovery of two lamps at the Roman fort of Apsaros (Gonio, Georgia) offers further insights concerning adaptation of the pelta motif on Roman lamps. Inquiry into the nature of the ornaments on the base – previously unknown in Colchis – leads to conclusions about the possible influx of goods to the fort located on the outskirts of the Roman Empire.

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‘Brown-Clay’ Amphorae from Gonio (Apsaros)

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Komar P.

Światowit

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2018

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vol. 57

143-151

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This paper presents the first study of the so-called ‘brown-clay’ amphorae discovered by the Gonio-Apsaros Polish-Georgian Expedition in the Roman fort of Apsaros (modern Gonio, Georgia) between 2014 and 2018. In the course of five excavation seasons, 157 diagnostic fragments of these containers were attested, all belonging to variants Ch 1B2 and Ch 1C dated to between c. 50 BC and the 3rd century AD. Thus, they confirm the existence of the Apsaros fortress during the first three centuries of the present era. Both Colchian and south-eastern Pontic containers were found in Apsaros, the latter produced probably in Trapezus. This suggests the south-eastern Pontic provenance of some of the imports in Apsaros, especially until the end of the 1st century AD. On the other hand, local production of containers indicates that the area of the fortress might have produced food surpluses (probably wine), which during the late 1st and throughout the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD were exported to other areas neighbouring the Black Sea.

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The evolution of ‘Colchian’ amphoras from ancient Apsaros: the state of current research and future perspectives

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Komar P.

Studia Antiquitatis et Medii Aevi Incohantis

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2022

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vol. 7

39-51

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Artykuł przedstawia ewolucję tzw. amfor „kolchidzkich” (znanych również jako „wschodnio-pontyjskie”) odkrytych w rzymskim forcie Apsaros (dzisiejsze Gonio w Gruzji). Jak sugerują wstępne statystyki obejmujące dane z siedmiu sezonów wykopaliskowych (2014–2021), były one najpowszechniejszą kategorią pojemników transportowych w Apsaros zarówno w okresie rzymskim, jak i bizantyjskim. Niestety nie jest znane dokładne pochodzenie poszczególnych grup tych amfor, wyróżnionych na podstawie składu ceramiki, ani ich zawartość, co wskazuje na konieczność przeprowadzenia analiz archeometrycznych próbek amfor „kolchidzkich”.

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This paper presents the evolution of the so-called ‘Colchian’ amphoras (also known as ‘Brown-Clay’ or ‘East-Pontic’) discovered at the Roman fort of Apsaros (modern-day Gonio, Georgia). As suggested by the preliminary statistics, including data from seven excavation seasons (2014-2021), these amphoras were the most common category of transport jars used at the fort during both the Early Roman and Byzantine periods. Unfortunately, the exact origin of the different fabric groups as well as their content is unknown, which stresses the need for archaeometric analyses of ‘Colchian’ amphora samples.

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Roman oil lamps with peltae relief on base. New evidence from Apsaros (Gonio, Georgia)

‘Brown-Clay’ Amphorae from Gonio (Apsaros)

The evolution of ‘Colchian’ amphoras from ancient Apsaros: the state of current research and future perspectives