- Herakleia Pontike Amphora [permalink]
- Type
- Typology Item
- Broader
- Amphora
- Bibliography
- Vnukov20032006
- Bibliography
- Vnukov2022
- Description
- Early-Middle Roman amphora made at Heraclea Pontica on the Bithynian coast. Narrow-necked, compact form in light-colored, gritty fabric. Widespread in Pontic region from ca. mid-1st to mid-3rd centuries, with limited distribution in the Mediterranean. Continuous development from Late Hellenistic prototypes to Late Antique successors.
- Has geographic origin
- Asia Minor
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
