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Distinctive FeaturesThis is a large amphora with tronco-conical body and hollow cylindrical toe. The shoulder is marked off by a strong carination, and often bears a double grooved band. It has a tall, cylindrical neck, and a convex rim are with a marked concave inner face (lid seat?). The handles are long and wide with a deep central groove. Thicker-walled than the contemporary ‘Beirut amphora’. Overall features similar to Portuguese Sado region versions of Dressel 14 (e.g. those of Porto Dos Cacos, Cordeiro Raposo, 1990: 142-5, Figs. 29 and 31).See characteristics | ||
Date RangeLate first century AD c.100 to mid third century AD.Search: [1st century AD] [2nd century AD] [3rd century AD] | ||
OriginOne of three amphora types produced in a kiln-workshop production excavated in Beirut (site BEY 015).Search: [Lebanon] [The Levant] | ||
DistributionCommon in Beirut. Not attested elsewhere.Search: [Lebanon] [The Levant] | ||
ContentsThough the grooved handle recalls Koan wine amphorae and Syrian copies of that form (i.e. the Amrit / Tartus amphora), the similarities with Dressel 14 may indicate that it transported Beirut fish sauce rather than wine.Search: [Fish Sauce] [Wine] | ||
CommentsPrincipal contributor: Paul Reynolds |