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Dr
David
Williams
Dept of Archaeology
University of Southampton
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Distinctive FeaturesThis is a curious amphora form that appears to be a hybrid between the Baetican type Dressel 20 and the flat-based Gauloise 4. It has a large downturned rim, short arched handles, a broad globular body with a little decoration near the bottom and a basal wart.See characteristics | ||
Date RangeUncertain, but possibly second century AD.Search: [2nd century AD] | ||
OriginAs far as we know this amphora is unparalleled and may well be a local East Anglian product, although possible similar vessels in Verulamium Region White Ware are known from Brockley Hill and Wilcote, Oxfordshire (Seeley, pers. comm).Search: [Great Britain] [North Africa] | ||
DistributionWeeting, south-west Norfolk (Clark, 1955).Search: [Great Britain] [North West Europe] | ||
ContentsUnknown. | ||
CommentsPrincipal contributor: David Williams | ||
ClassificationGlobular amphora with strap handles and rounded rim |