Late Antique Stamped Amphorae as Evidence for Imperial Policy

Charikleia Diamanti obtained her PhD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is curator of Byzantine Antiquities at the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, specialising in pottery, settlements and economy of the Late Roman/Early Byzantine period. She has participated in scientific programs, international congresses, symposiums and workshops, and has published on Late Antique ceramic assemblages of Aegean Sea origin.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1. IntroductionStudying Late Roman stamped amphorae – An overviewThe Late Roman stamped amphorae workshop from the excavations at Halasarna (modern Kardamaina) on Cos Island What should follow? The goals and outline of this bookChapter 2. LR 1 City Amphora StampsFrom the city to the state – From LR 1 to LR 13 amphora stampsCatalogueChapter 3. LR 13 State Amphora Stamps: From Production to DistributionProduction of LR 13 state stamped amphorae – The workshop of HalasarnaDistribution of LR 13 state stamped amphoraeDeciphering LRA 13 stamps – From typological and iconographic details to the historical contextCatalogueChapter 4. Halasarna Stamped Amphorae in Space and TimeChapter 5. From City to State Amphora Stamps: Present Results to Future ResearchCity stamps – LRA 1State stamps – LRA 13Future researchAppendixBackground (Charikleia Diamanti)Summary of preliminary petrological assessment (Maria Duggan, Newcastle University, England, and the British School at Athens)FiguresPlatesBibliography