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Kingholm 117 amphoras
Class : Amphoras
Source : Eastern Empire
Distribution in Britain
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Distribution summary
Illustration
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 66
Peacock & Williams No 66 amphorae p.111

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 two-handled `cigar shaped' amphora with rilling on the body in a sandy red-brown ware. A rare type, probably related to the Camulodunum 189 `carrot' amphora and also originating in the eastern Mediterranean. 1st century AD.

  • URL: http://www.potsherd.uklinux.net/atlas/Ware/K117 • Author: • Last updated: 21 July, 2006