Roman Amphorae: a digital resource

University of Southampton, 2005. (updated 2014) https://doi.org/10.5284/1028192. How to cite using this DOI

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Mid Roman Amphora 5



Distinctive Features

This 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.
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Date Range

The 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]

Origin

An eastern Mediterranean origin is assumed for this type.
Search: [Eastern Mediterranean]

Distribution

OpaiĊ£ (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]

Contents

Unknown. The capacity of the amphora is generally between 60 and 80 litres, but can reach 100 litres (OpaiĊ£, 1996: 214).

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Principal contributor: David Williams
 

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