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Distinctive FeaturesThis is a fairly large cylindrical amphora. The rim is gently everted with an "S" section reminiscent of the typical rim treatment of Tripolitanian amphorae. The neck is tall and cylindrical, and the ear shaped handles are very pronounced. The body is broad, the lower section gently widened and terminates in a heavy, solid spike. There are no known stamps.See characteristics | ||
Date RangeThird century AD ?Search: [3rd century AD] | ||
OriginThe internal Sahel region of central Tunisia, in the Roman province of Byzacena, on the basis of the sebkhra Sidi el-Hani 40 km survey, to the north-west of El Jem (Peacock et al., 1989).Search: [North Africa] [Tunisia] | ||
DistributionIt is not widely distributed outside Tunisia. One example is known at Tarragona in eastern Spain (Keay, 1984: Type 5bis).Search: [North Africa] [Spain] [Tunisia] [Western Mediterranean] | ||
ContentsPossibly olive oil (Bonifay, 2004).Search: [Olive Oil] | ||
CommentsPrincipal contributor: Michel Bonifay | ||
ClassificationKeay 5bis |