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Amphoras

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	Of the at least 104 amphoras carried onboard the ship, 89 were of this pyriform-shaped type. (slide# GW-2085) Photo: INA.		Another type of amphora with a more pointed bottom. Only one of this type was found on the shipwreck and similar amphoras have been found in the Athenian agora(marketplace). (slide# GW-2052) Photo: INA.
	Around six of this type of amphora were uncovered on the shipwreck. These amphoras were produced specifically to carry wine. (slide# GW-2053) Photo: INA.		This is the only example of this type of amphora from Serçe Liman1. It seems to have been used to carry olive oil. (slide# GW-2054) Photo: INA.
	One of three amphoras that had missing handles and neck prior to the sinking of the ship. Over half of the remaining amphoras also showed some form of prior damage indicating that most of the Serçe Liman1 amphoras had undergone reuse. (slide# GW-2074) Photo: INA.		One of two small conical maroon wine amphora.  (slide# GW-2071) Photo: INA.
	A storage jar containing pitch on display in the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology.  All of the archaeological material from the Serçe Liman1 shipwreck is conserved, stored, and displayed at this museum in Bodrum, Turkey. (slide# GW-2076) Photo: INA.		Four of the 15 amphoras with missing handles, the stumps of which had been filed down prior to wreck. Some graffiti can also be seen on three of the amphoras. (slide# GW-2078) Photo: INA.
	Some of the graffiti from the ship's amphoras. This slide shows a representative sample of owners marks. (slide# GW-2176) Photo: INA.