Agora M 273 Amphora [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Typology Item
Not after (date)
500
Not before (date)
300
See also
https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/amphora_ahrb_2005/details.cfm?id=9
Broader
Amphora
Typological identification comment
Related to, perhaps precursor of, Samos Cistern Amphora. Also known as Opait C3-1.
Bibliography
AgoraV, pp. 109-110, no. M 273, pls. 29, 58 (H. S. Robinson)
Bibliography
Arthur1998
Bibliography
Opait2014
Description
A Middle to Late Roman amphora with an ovoid body with ridging, a short spike toe, a cylindrical neck with a rounded, thickened rim, and short vertical loop handle. Made in Aegean region or Asia Minor.
Has geographic origin
Asia Minor
Has geographic origin
Greece
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Roman (Historical Period)
Linked to

KP1969-017 (Early Agora M 273 Amphora)

KP291 (Middle-Late Roman Aegean Amphora)

KP436 (Middle-Late Roman Aegean Amphora)

KTH0744 (Early Samos Cistern Amphora)

Suggested citation
“Agora M 273 Amphora.” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/typology/p-agora-m-273>