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A Roman clay amphora
Roman Imperial
Grey clay
Height (excluding modern turned wood pedestal): 84cm
Museum number: M451
Vermeule catalogue number: Vermeule 555
Curatorial note
A large water jug with spout or mouth and two handles leading from the neck to the body.
The shape and size was common to such utilitarian objects in the Roman Imperial period and continued in use in Medieval and later times in much the same shape and material. This example is probably of the Roman Imperial period and from Central Italy.
The shape and size was common to such utilitarian objects in the Roman Imperial period and continued in use in Medieval and later times in much the same shape and material. This example is probably of the Roman Imperial period and from Central Italy.
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