Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (1.1988-1989(1990))

set in a clay mortar. The chamber which measures lx 0.9 mis divided by a small
wall supporting the upper parts of the oven.
In the final occupational phase both the oven and the storage bin were
filled in and the entire room covered witha lime floor; reused pieces of marble
were set into it in places (preserved fragment in the north-western part of the
room). A very fine bone plaque decorated with a representation of Pan (inv.no.
1428) was found immediately under this layer.
In room no. 7 which adjoins room E-5 on the south there were no
installations to determine specifically its purpose. Under the threshold of the
door leading from it to room E-5 a water channel was discovered. This channel
was constructed of reused imported Coan-type amphorae lacking bottoms and set
one into the next."
In the small roam E-8b (2.6 x 3.8m), which is separated from the preceding*
room by a well-preserved wall retaining a pillar structure, a lime floor was
cleared. This iast phase of habitation corroborated by finds should be dated to
the second half of the 6th -early 7th cent. AD.
The large roomS-8a (3.8 x 4.8m) extends right up to street R*. Of the
walls oniy the western one and the one to the north have beet preserved
retaining traces of plastervork. The remaining walls were to a large degree
dismantledinthe9-10thcent. AD. Originally, this room communicated with the
neighbouring room E-4a as evidenced by a set of some steps preserved in
staircase form in a spot where there had once been a door. The door was later
blocked by the construction of a large basin in the room next-door.
It would appear that in this period the building as a whole served as a
habitation. According to pottery evidence this phase should be dated as early as
the 4th cent. AD. At a later time the room was transformed into an independent

"For the development of this class seeV. Grace, Amphoras and Ancient Wine
Trade, Princeton 1961, fig. 56, 57.

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