Middle Roman Amphora 5 [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Typology Item
See also
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/amphora_ahrb_2005/details.cfm?id=255
Broader
Amphora
Typological identification comment
Also known as Zeest 80.
Bibliography
AgoraV, p. 69, no. K 115, pl. 14 (H. S. Robinson)
Bibliography
BenghaziII, pp. 188-189 (J. A. Riley)
Bibliography
Opait2004
Description
An Early to Late Roman amphora with an ovoid body with prominent ridging, a short spike or knob toe, a conical or tapering cylindrical neck with a grooved, flattened rim, and distinctive widely-curving loop handles, round in section, with grooves. Manufactured in Eastern Mediterranean; geographic distribution might suggest Aegean or Pontic origin.
Has geographic origin
Eastern Mediterranean
Belongs to Historical Period
Roman (Historical Period)
Linked to

KP1988-003 (Middle Roman Amphora 5)

KTH0669 (Middle Roman Amphora 5)

KTH0865/2507 (Middle Roman Amphora 5)

KTH0933 (Middle Roman Amphora 5)

KTH1008 (Middle Roman Amphora 5)

KTH1255 (Middle Roman Amphora 5)

KTH1332 (Middle Roman Amphora 5)

KTH1653 (Middle Roman Amphora 5)

KTH1999 (Middle Roman Amphora 5)

KTH2283 (Middle Roman Amphora 5)

KTH2507/0865 (Middle Roman Amphora 5)

KTH2714 (Middle Roman Amphora 5)

Suggested citation
“Middle Roman Amphora 5.” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/typology/p-mra-5>