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Amphora

Date40-100
MediumTerracotta
ClassificationsContainer
Terms
    Object numberLDCUM1931.003.001
    DescriptionA 'carrot' amphora with ribbed decoration. This type of amphora is named due its long tapering shape and ribbed decoration which make it similar in appearance to a carrot. The bottom of the amphora is missing but would have tapered off to a point and been decorated with the same ribbed decoration seen here. It would have been used for importing exotic fruits into Roman Britain.

    It was originally produced in the Eastern Mediterranean, most likely Egypt or Palestine.

    One of 20 items of Roman material excavated in Talbot Yard, Borough High Street in 1918.
    On View
    Not on view
    Handle
    43-409
    Amphora
    45-400
    Bowl
    Robert Schomburgk
    1835-1839
    Goblet
    Thomas Dell
    1681
    Bowl
    Robert Schomburgk
    1835-1839
    Folding-Stool
    50 BC-400 AD
    Fish-Hook
    1800-1850
    Scythe
    James Burton
    2000-600 BC
    Chain
    43-409
    Juglet
    800-300 BC
    Strigil
    43-409