Amphora storage vessel
The upper part of an amphora storage vessel. Amphorae were rather like the shipping containers of the Roman world. They were strong pottery vessels which were specially shaped to stack into ships’ holds without rolling around. Bulk goods such as wine or oil were transported to Exeter in amphorae.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 97/1992
- Collection Class
- Exeter archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Material
- pottery | | | |
- Common Name
- amphora storage vessel
- Simple Name
- amphora
- Period Classification
- Roman (43-410)
- Production Town
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
