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Dr
David
Williams
Dept of Archaeology
University of Southampton
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Southampton
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Courtesy of Dr. Imad Khalil. Graeco-Roman Museum at Alexandria
Imad Khalil
Distinctive FeaturesThis is a long cylindrical, grooved neck with two short handles attached to the collared rim and the top of the neck, as well as a long narrow slightly tapered body with a small knobbed base. The size varies somewhat (Bailey, 1998).See characteristics | ||
Date RangeFrom the late fourth century AD to the late fifth or slightly later (Egloff, 1977; Bailey, 1998; Tomber & Williams, 2000).Search: [4th century AD] [5th century AD] | ||
OriginThe Nile region of Egypt (Tomber & Williams, 2000).Search: [Egypt] [North Africa] | ||
DistributionFrequent at Alexandria, Egypt in general, but also occurring in small numbers at Carthage, Benghazi, Ostia and the western provinces (Hayes, 1976; Riley, 1979; Bailey, 1998; Tomber & Williams, 2000).Search: [Egypt] [Italy] [North Africa] [North West Europe] [Tunisia] [Western Mediterranean] | ||
ContentsWine. Capacity varies between 7.5 and 25 litres (Bailey, 1998).Search: [Wine] | ||
CommentsPrincipal contributor: David Williams | ||
ClassificationPeacock & Williams 53 |