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Richborough 527 amphoras
Class : Amphoras
Source : Italy
Distribution in Britain
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Source of ware
Roman Pottery in Britain
(Tyers 1996)
This ware is discussed on p.99-101 of Roman Pottery in Britain (1996).
Fabric code : R527
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):
LIP AM
Liparian amphorae p.99

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 short cylindrical amphora with small handled and an almond-shaped rim with coarse rilling on the outer body, in a distinctive ware with a greenish tinge and abundant inclusions of volcanic glass. Produced in the Eolian Islands (near Sicily/IT) and distributed around the western Mediterreanean and across the north-west provinces during the 1st to 3rd centuries AD.

  • URL: http://www.potsherd.uklinux.net/atlas/Ware/R527 • Author: • Last updated: 21 July, 2006