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Camulodunum 189 (`carrot') amphoras
Class : Amphoras
Source : Eastern Empire
Distribution in Britain
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Distribution summary
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Source of ware
Roman Pottery in Britain
(Tyers 1996)
This ware is discussed on p.101 of Roman Pottery in Britain (1996).
Fabric code : C189
Roman Amphoras in Britain
(Internet Archaeology 1)
Further details of this amphora type are available in the paper Roman amphoras in Britain (Internet Archaeology 1 1996), including:
National Roman Fabric Reference Collection
(Tomber & Dore 1998)
Cross-reference from this group to fabric descriptions published in The National Roman Fabric Reference Collection (1998):
P&W AM 12
Peacock & Williams Class 12 amphorae p.106

Illustrations of these fabrics are available only in the printed catalogue: R. Tomber & J. Dore, The national Roman fabric reference collection. A handbook Museum of London Archaeology Service, London. MOLAS monograph 2. (1998).

Summary
A small amphora with a conical `carrot'-shaped body, with horizontal ribbing on the outer surface and two small handles, in a red-brown sandy ware. The type was produced in the eastern Mediterranean, perhaps Egypt or Palestine, and widely distributed around the Mediterranean and across the north-west provinces during the 1st century AD.
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Scale (when present) in cm.

  • URL: http://www.potsherd.uklinux.net/atlas/Ware/C189 • Author: • Last updated: 21 July, 2006