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Dr
David
Williams
Dept of Archaeology
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Distinctive FeaturesThis form has a bead rim, bifid handles, short neck, carinated shoulders and a long cylindrical body ending in a short solid spike.See characteristics | ||
Date RangeEarly to mid first century AD contexts at Mons Claudianus, close to the Red Sea (Tomber, 1998) and Beirut and into the second century AD at Beirut (Reynolds, 2005a).Search: [1st century AD] [2nd century AD] | ||
OriginBoth eastern and western Cilicia. It was produced at the kilns at Yumurtalik in eastern Cilicia (Empereur & Picon, 1989; Reynolds, 2005a), while another version of the Dressel 2-4/Koan type was produced at the kiln site of Bickici in western Cilicia (Rauh & Slane; 2000; Rauh, 2004)Search: [Western Asia Minor] | ||
DistributionAt present, the form is only certainly recognised outside of the region at Beirut (Reynolds, 2005a). | ||
ContentsPossibly the 'sweet wine' of Cilicia mentioned by Pliny (Rauh & Slane; 2000; Rauh, 2004; Reynolds, 2005a). They may also have carried the famous wine of Laodicea/Latakia, since it appears that Dressel 2-4 were not made in that region (see Reynolds, 2005a).Search: [Wine] | ||
CommentsPrincipal contributor: David Williams | ||
ClassificationCallender 2Koan Amphora Peacock & Williams 10 | ||
CEIPAC linkThe following link will take you to the Centro para el Estudio de la Interdependencia Provincial en la Antiguedad Clásica CEIPAC database. In the CEIPAC system this amphora has the ID KE51+BYZ. Note: access to CEIPAC requires registration, which is possible via http://ceipac.ub.edu/corpus_reg.php?IDM=e |