Roman Amphorae: a digital resource
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Mid Roman Amphora 5
details | characteristics | pictures | drawings | petrology | specimens | bibliography | 
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Distinctive FeaturesThis type is distinctive for its comparatively oversized handles, which extend in a large curve from the shoulders to below the rim. The body is ovoid and commonly displays ridging, the neck is relatively wide and conical, the rim simple. The base consists of a short, solid spike.See characteristics | ||
Date RangeThe type persisted for a long time, from the first to the sixth centuries AD.Search: [1st century AD] [2nd century AD] [3rd century AD] [4th century AD] [5th century AD] [6th century AD] | ||
OriginAn eastern Mediterranean origin is assumed for this type.Search: [Eastern Mediterranean] | ||
DistributionOpaiĊ£ (1996: 213-4) reports that it has been found throughout the eastern Mediterranean: Athens, Demetrias, Ostia, Benghazi and Apollonia, as well as throughout Scythia; also Varna, Odarci and Istanbul.Search: [Black Sea] [Eastern Mediterranean] [Greece] [India] [Italy] [North West Europe] [Western Asia Minor] | ||
ContentsUnknown. The capacity of the amphora is generally between 60 and 80 litres, but can reach 100 litres (OpaiĊ£, 1996: 214). | ||
CommentsPrincipal contributor: David Williams |
