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Class : Amphoras
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Source : Gaul
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Distribution in Britain
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Illustration
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Source of ware
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Roman Pottery in Britain (Tyers 1996)
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This ware is discussed on p.94-96 of Roman Pottery in Britain (1996).
Fabric code : GAUL
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Roman Amphoras in Britain (Internet Archaeology 1)
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Further details of this amphora type are available in the paper Roman amphoras in Britain (Internet Archaeology 1 1996), including:
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National Roman Fabric Reference Collection (Tomber & Dore 1998)
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Cross-reference from this group to fabric descriptions published in
The National Roman Fabric Reference Collection (1998):
- GAL AM 1
- Gaulish amphorae 1 p.93
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). |
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Flat-based two-handled amphoras typically in a fine-textured
micaceous fabric. Produced at a large number of sites across
southern France (Languedoc and Provence/FR), and very common in the
north-west provinces during the 2nd and 3rd centuries. |
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Photograph 1
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Photograph 2
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Links
The Amphoralis
Museum of Gallo-Roman Pottery at Sallèles D'Aude, built on the
site of a Gauloise amphora kiln.
References
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