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Distinctive FeaturesThis type is small and with sufficient variation for Arthur (1998) to consider subdividing vessels from the Carminiello ai Mannesi (Naples) into variants A and B. Variant A has a plain rim and round-sectioned handles, while variant B has an everted rim and more ovoid-shaped handles. In both cases the handles are curved and thick, the neck short with an hourglass appearance and the body has a smooth surface and is ovoid, terminating in a short, stubby foot.See characteristics | ||
Date RangeDated from the fourth to the seventh centuries AD at the Crypta Balbi (Saguì, 2001), while the Naples examples date from the late fifth/early sixth century AD (Arthur, 1998).Search: [4th century AD] [5th century AD] [6th century AD] [7th century AD] | ||
OriginUnknown. The petrology suggests an origin in an area with metamorphic rocks, which could indicate southern Italy, Greece, the Aegean or Asia Minor, but its distribution probably points towards an Italian source - perhaps eastern Sicily or south-western Calabria (Arthur, 1998: 170).Search: [Italy] | ||
DistributionNaples, Rome, Luni and Carthage, Bodrum (Museum) and in Turkey (Arthur, 1998: 172).Search: [Italy] [North Africa] [North West Europe] [Tunisia] [Western Asia Minor] | ||
ContentsUnknown.Search: [Unknown] | ||
CommentsPrincipal contributor: David Williams | ||
ClassificationCarminiello 17 |