Early-Middle Roman amphora widely distributed in central to western Mediterranean but also to the East. Manufactured in northern to central Tunisia. Tall cylindrical body with short, hollow spike and gently curved shoulder; short, narrow, truncoconical neck; wide, thick flaring rim, rounded on outside; vertical loop handles with oval section. Subtypes A-C are identified by variation in rim shape. Typical Tunisian fabric: hard, granular, reddish or orange, with saline wash.
Chronology comment
Second half 2nd-3rd century but variants extend into 4th century.