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Distinctive FeaturesThis is an amphora in the Punic tradition, first noted and described by Opaiţ at Leptiminus in the following way: "This type was made in two variants, a smaller and a larger one, both having the same rim with a convex profile on the outer side; a sharp groove at the middle of the lip delineates a small retreat of its lower part. The amphora has a short neck, a well rounded shoulder, two small, rounded handles placed under it, and ends in a hollow conical spike" (Opaiţ, 2000).See characteristics | ||
Date RangeFrom the end of the first to the first half of the third centuries AD (Opaiţ, 2000).Search: [1st century AD] [2nd century AD] [3rd century AD] | ||
OriginProduced at Leptiminus in the Sahel region of Tunisia (Opaiţ, 2000).Search: [North Africa] [Tunisia] | ||
DistributionWell represented in the Sahel region of Tunisia and also distributed in the western Mediterranean (Opaiţ, 2000): Herculaneum (?), Ostia, Marseille, Vienne, Lyon, Augst.Search: [France] [Italy] [North Africa] [North West Europe] [Switzerland] [Tunisia] [Western Mediterranean] | ||
ContentsFish sauce (Opaiţ, 2000). An example from Marseille is pitched (Bonifay, 2004).Search: [Fish Sauce] | ||
CommentsPrincipal contributor: Michel Bonifay |