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Fig. 11. Fig. 12.

mArmArA AnD bLACK SeA AmPHOrAS handle and part of the handle of the Günsenin type II-III
Ganos-Günsenin Type I amphora that we found have survived to the present day.
This form, which is called type I according to the clas- There is crack on the mouth, which is covered with cal-
sification by N. Günsenin has been recovered at Gaziköy careous deposits. Based on similar examples, we propose
and Hoşköy lying to the northwest of the Marmara Sea. that it can be dated to the late 11th to early 12th century
Furthermore, production sites of this type of amphora AD (Fig. 7b).
have been identified during the surveys on the Marmara Ganos-Günsenin Type III
Island to the south of the Marmara Sea . It has a rim with This type of amphoras has an everted rim with rounded
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rounded edges, a short, narrow cylindrical neck, handles egdes, thick and solid handles, originating below the rim
oval in section starting right below the rim, and join- and rising over the mouth, shoulders on which the han-
ing the body on shoulders, a short baggy body, covered dles are attached, a conical grooved body tapering to the
with grooves, which becomes conical, broadening on the bottom, and a rounded bottom. The handles arching high
shoulder, and a flat bottom. The mouth, neck and han- above rim is a very prominent characteristic of this type.
dles of this Günsenin Type I amphora studied was found Of the Günsenin Type III amphora recovered during
intact, but the body and the bottom were unpreserved. our study, only the mouth, the handles and the shoulder
Based on similar examples, we propose that it can be dat- where handles join the body and a part of the body of the
ed to the 10th to the11th century AD (Fig. 7a ). have been preserved. Based on similar examples, we pro-
Ganos- Günsenin Type II-III pose that it can be dated to the 13th century AD (Fig. 7c ).
This type of amphoras represents a transitional shape CILICIan aMPHORaS
from Ganos Type II to Ganos Type III, and they are very Pompeii V Amphoras
rare. They have an everted slightly projecting rim with These amphoras have been classified according to their
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rounded edges, thick handles rising up over the mouth, initial findspot, and named after it. The surveys con-
shoulders with attached handles, a grooved body tapering ducted in Cilicia revealed that they were produced near
to the bottom, and a rounded bottom. The mouth, a single the ancient of Aigeai (Aegeae) in the İskenderun Gulf. 23

21 GÜNSENİN-HATCHER 1997, 249-255.
22 ŞENOL 2009, 144.
23 EMPEREUR-PİCON 1989, 237-240. fig. 20-21.
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