Roman transport amphora
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Object number
AR2898
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Amphora
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| Material: |
Red clay
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| Date: |
Ca. 3rd - 5th century AD Late Roman Imperial era till the beginning Byzantine epoch |
| Description: |
Roman transport or storage amphora. Voluminous elongated body with short cylindrical base. Cylindrical neck, two handles are attached at about 1/4 of the neck height, bending softly in a 90° angle and attached at the shoulder.
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| Size: |
Height 65 cm, diameter ca. 30 cm.
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| Condition: |
Lower part of the body restored from few fragments, otherwise perfectly preserved with attractive marine patina.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2020 from Mr. R. Raymann, who inherited the amphora as part of a collection of ancient objects from his aunt, Trude Raymann, and her partner Kurt Ulrich Schmidt (Stuttgart, Germany). Acquired in the 1980s from the antiquities dealer Helmut Liebert in Krefeld, Germany.
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| References: |
Mix of Dressel type 29 (neck and handles) and Dressel type 30 (body).
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| Literature: |
A good overview is provided in: Hayes, Handbook of Mediterranean Roman Pottery, chapter Amphorae Virginia R. Grace, Amphoras and the Ancient Wine Trade. |
| Authenticity: |
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