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Description: | A fragment of a handle from a Roman pottery vessel. The form of this piece strongly suggests that it originates from a Dressel type 20 amphora - a large globular vessel produced in southern Spain (in particular, the Guadalquivir valley) during the 1st to 3rd centuries AD, for use in the transportation of olive oil (see P. Tyers; 1996; pp. 87-89).
The handle sherd (one of an original two) is fairly rough in appearance, due to having been hand made; it has a shallow curvature and is oval in section. The fabric is light yellowish-brown and heavily sand-tempered. The edges of the piece are abraded. It measures 107.1mm long, 49.8mm high and 41.5mm wide. The weight is 198.49g. | Subjects: | Pottery Dressel 20 amphora | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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