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- Forlimpopoli Amphora [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Typology Item
- Not after (date)
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200
- Not before (date)
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1
- See also
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http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/amphora_ahrb_2005/details.cfm?id=130
- Broader
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Amphora
- Typological identification comment
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Also classified as Benghazi Middle Roman Amphora 13; and Peacock & Williams Class 42.
- Bibliography
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Aldini1978
- Bibliography
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Aldini1989
- Bibliography
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Aldini1996
- Bibliography
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Slane2008a (Corinth)
- Description
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Early Roman form produced in northeastern Italy (Forlimpopoli). Ovoid body, tapering steeply to flat (indented) base, with rounded shoulders, cylindrical to truncoconical neck, rounded to rolled rim and tall loop handles, oval to flat and grooved in section. Variations in shape of base, neck and rim distinguish subtypes (A-E). Hard fabric, grayish white, with slightly sandy texture and smooth break, contains small calcareous particles. Distributed throughout Adriatic, Italy, and southeastern Europe, with wider distribution in Mediterranean basin.
- Chronology comment
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Date range may extend somewhat earlier and later.
- Has geographic origin
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Italy
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Linked to
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KP193 (Forlimpopoli C Amphora)
KP225a (Forlimpopoli C/E amphora)
KP399 (Forlimpopoli A2 Amphora)
KTH0644 (Forlimpopoli D Amphora)
- Suggested citation
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“Forlimpopoli Amphora.” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/typology/p-amphora-forlimpopoli>