POTSHERD : Atlas of Roman Pottery
Pascual 1 amphoras
Class : Amphoras
Source : Iberia
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.92-93 of Roman Pottery in Britain (1996).
Fabric code : PAS1
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):
CAT AM
Catalan amphorae p.91

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 cylindrical two-handled amphora with a tall collared rim in either dark red or pale cream-coloured wares. Produced in Catalonia (ES), and more rarely in southern Gaul (FR), and distributed across the north-west provinces during the 1st century AD.
Photograph 1
Updates and new references

Bibliography

  • Comas Solà (1998) describes the distribution of the Pascual 1 in Gaul and Britain, with maps.

    References

    ComasSolà 1998
    ComasSolà, M., `Présence et absence des amphores léetaniennes en Gaule' in Actes du Congrès d'Istres. 21-24 mai 1998. Société Française d'Étude de la Céramique Antique, ed. L. Rivet, SFECAG, Marseille, (1998), pp. 225-234.