- Middle Roman Amphora 4 [permalink]
- Type
- Typology Item
- Not after (date)
- 350
- Not before (date)
- 50
- See also
- http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/amphora_ahrb_2005/details.cfm?id=369
- Broader
- Amphora
- Typological identification comment
- Also known as Agora G199, Schöne-Mau XXVII/XXVIII, Nea Paphos 3, Ostia 631, the “pinched-handle“ amphora, and Zemer 41.
- Bibliography
- AgoraV, p. 43, no. G 199, pl. 8 (H. S. Robinson)
- Bibliography
- BenghaziII, pp. 186-187 (J. A. Riley; Middle Roman Amphora 4)
- Bibliography
- Lund2001
- Bibliography
- Panella1973, pp. 474-476, fig. 34 (forma 631; Ostia)
- Bibliography
- PaphosIII, pp. 91-92 (J. W. Hayes)
- Description
- An Early to Middle Roman amphora with a cylindrical body, a knob or solid spike toe, a cylindrical neck with plain, thickened rim, and distinctive handles that turn at a right angle and are deeply grooved but pinched in from the sides. Produced certainly in Rough Cilicia and possibly also on Cyprus. Full date range mid-1st to mid-4th century but peaking 2nd to early 3rd century.
- Has geographic origin
- Cilicia
- Has geographic origin
- Cyprus
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
