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Distinctive FeaturesThis is a small flat-based amphora with two arched long ridged handles stretching from just under the rim to the ovoid body, and which has a long neck and small upturned rim with a shallow groove.See characteristics | ||
Date RangePresent at Pompeii but generally found at Beirut in contexts dating to the first half of the second century AD (Empereur & Picon, 1989; Reynolds, 2005a).Search: [1st century AD] [2nd century AD] | ||
OriginProduced is attested to in eastern Cilicia, but the wide range of fabrics associated with this type suggests other sources (Reynolds, 2005a), perhaps north-western Syria (Butcher, 2003). Known to have been made at the kiln site at Yamurtalik, which at a later date made Late Roman 1 amphorae (Reynolds, 2005a).Search: [Eastern Mediterranean] [Western Asia Minor] | ||
DistributionCommonly found at Alexandria (Empereur, 1998), Beirut and Cyprus (Reynolds, 2005a) and present in small amounts at Pompeii and Athens (Empereur & Picon, 1989).Search: [Cyprus] [Eastern Mediterranean] [Egypt] [Greece] [Italy] [Lebanon] [North Africa] [North West Europe] [The Levant] | ||
ContentsUnknown but wine is suggested (Empereur, 1998).Search: [Wine] | ||
CommentsPrincipal contributor: David Williams |