Tripolitanian Amphora Type 2 [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Typology Item
Not after (date)
225
Not before (date)
100
See also
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/amphora_ahrb_2005/details.cfm?id=305
Broader
Tripolitanian Amphora
Typological identification comment
This form is also classified as Ostia 2.
Bibliography
Bonifay2004, pp. 89-92, figs. 47, 48 (Amphore type 4)
Bibliography
Penella1973, pp. 562-564
Description
Subtype distinguised by a relative short neck with a heavy, thickened stepped rim and loop handles attached at or below the shoulder. Made in southeastern Tunisia to western Libya during the 2nd-early 3rd century, though some examples from north Africa date somewhat earlier and well into the 4th century.
Linked to

KP1989-008 (Tripolitanian 2 Amphora)

Suggested citation
“Tripolitanian Amphora Type 2.” 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-tripolitanian-2>