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Distinctive FeaturesThis amphora was first noted at the Roman cemetery of Pupput (Tunisia) (Ben Abed et alii, 1999). A tall amphora with a wide body, an angular shoulder, a short constricted neck and a rim shaped into a cylinder terminated by a rounded lip. The spike is cone shaped with a central swelling. The form is commonly stamped on the shoulder, with letters in relief in a large cartouche : M and C on both sides of a palm tree.See characteristics | ||
Date RangeSecond and third centuries ADSearch: [2nd century AD] [3rd century AD] | ||
OriginThe stamps probably indicate the province of Mauretania Caesariensis, perhaps the capital Caesaraea (Cherchell) (Ben Abed et al, 1999).Search: [Algeria] [North Africa] | ||
DistributionSparsely distributed in the western Mediterranean: south of Spain (Baelo Claudia) (Bernal Casasola, 1997), south of France (Pozuolles, Gulf of Fos, Ouest-Embiez wreck), Italy (Ostia, Lugnano in Teverina), Libya (Bu Njem), Tunisia (Pupput), Egypt (Alexandria) (Bonifay, 2004).Search: [Egypt] [France] [Italy] [Libya] [North Africa] [North West Europe] [Spain] [Tunisia] [Western Mediterranean] | ||
ContentsFish sauce or wine, as the examples are pitched.Search: [Fish Sauce] [Wine] | ||
CommentsPrincipal contributor: Michel Bonifay |