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Distinctive FeaturesThis type bears a superficial resemblance to the Keay 1 type, though the shoulders are angled more sharply and body is more concave. The thickened rim is gently everted and the well-rounded. The body exhibits wheel ridges.See characteristics | ||
Date RangeThird to fourth centuries AD.Search: [3rd century AD] [4th century AD] | ||
OriginMauretania Caesariensis has been suggested as a possibility (Panella, 2002).Search: [Algeria] [North Africa] | ||
DistributionAthens, France, Alexandria and in north Africa.Search: [Egypt] [France] [Greece] [North Africa] [North West Europe] | ||
ContentsPerhaps wine.Search: [Wine] | ||
CommentsPrincipal contributor: David Williams | ||
ClassificationOstia 4 | ||
CEIPAC linkThe following link will take you to the Centro para el Estudio de la Interdependencia Provincial en la Antiguedad Clásica CEIPAC database. In the CEIPAC system this amphora has the ID KE51+BYZ. Note: access to CEIPAC requires registration, which is possible via http://ceipac.ub.edu/corpus_reg.php?IDM=e |