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Fig. 6.

The earliest Rhodian amphoras seem to have Only the mouth, neck, handles and the part the han-
emerged from the 4th century BC, and used for dles extending onto the shoulder of this Proto-Rho-
transportation of famous wines of the island as well dian amphora were recovered. It has a form with a
as other commodities . Based on their production band-like slightly everted thick rim, a cylindrical
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sites, Rhodian amphoras have been categorized on a neck and oval-section handles attached on the shoul-
chronological range of certain typologies from earlier ders. Based on similar examples, we propose that it
samples to late period . We found mainly 4 different can be dated to the last quarter of the 4th century BC
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types of Rhodian amphoras from different periods in (Fig. 5b).
our study. We examined these amphoras in chrono- Hellenistic Rhodian Amphoras
logical order from the earliest to the later samples . With a characteristic form, this type of amphoras
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Proto-Rhodian Type I Amphoras were exported to all centres in the Mediterranean .
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It has a form with an everted triangular rim, a long Being the most favourite form of amphora throughout
cylindrical neck, thick oval handles originating below the periods it was produced, and thus used, it has an
the rim and joining on the shoulder, a broad body at everted rim with rounded edges, a thick cylindrical
the shoulder level, tapering to the base, and a flaring and long neck, a body raising to the mouth, starting
cone-shaped knob. The mouth, neck and handles of from the rounded rim, and then vertically coming
the amphora we found during our study and named down onto the shoulders with a sharp angle. The han-
as Proto-Rhodian type I have survived to the present dles joining on the shoulders are oval in section. With
day, unlike the body and base. Some details of this an ovoidal body, the amphora has a solid pointed
amphora, covered thickly with encrusting marine or- base. The Rhodian amphora we found has survived to
ganisms, cannot be seen. Based on similar examples, the present day, except the body and the bottom part.
we propose that it can be dated to the late 4th century Based on similar examples, we propose that it can be
BC and early 3rd century BC (Fig. 5a). dated to the late 3rd century BC and early 2nd century
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Proto-Rhodian Type II Amphoras BC (Fig. 5c).

11 CANKARDEŞ ŞENOL 2006, 105.
12 For types and typology of the Rhodian amphoras, please see EMPEREUR-HESNARD 1987, 61, pl.3.
13 For further information, please see ASLAN et al. 2018, 249-263.
14 EMPEREUR-HESNARD 1987, 18, pl. 2.7.; For distribution, findspots and typology of these Proto-Rhodian amphoras, please also
see MONACHOV 2005, 70-95.
15 BRESSON 1986, 81-86.
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