Description:

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A large wheel-thrown transport amphora with a conical base that rises to a piriform body, broad shoulders, and a short neck with a pair of applied handles joining rim to shoulders. The body has a lovely natural terracotta color and the encircling ridges are from clay coils that were added after the body of the amphora was formed. Typically, large amphoras for commercial purposes did not have painted exteriors or any ornamentation, other than perhaps a stamp to indicate the contents. The pointed base on this one is standard and was intended for storage in Roman warehouses by burying the base in soft ground and for transport on ships by placing it through a specially designed rack and roping it through the handles to others. Resin was often applied to the interior cavity to prevent liquids from soaking through the ceramic. This amphora has been beautifully preserved - incredibly, these large amphorae often survived at the bottom of the ocean when the transport ships sank! Size: 24" L x 8.75" W (61 cm x 22.2 cm)

Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities; ex- Khabbazi collection acquired on December 25th, 1990

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#159358

  • Condition: One handle has stable fissures. Minor nicks and chips to peripheries. Mineral deposits and excellent condition!

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