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amphora

Accession number: 83.461/85
Collection place: Gaul
Production date: Roman; mid 1st-3rd century
Material: ceramic
Measurements: H 175 mm; W 262 mm; DM (rim) 128 mm
Museum Section: Roman
Summary: Neck and handles of Gaulish wine amphora (form: Gauloise 4, Peacock & Williams class 27, Pelichet type 47) with stamp 'L.M.C'.
Location: Object stored at Mortimer Wheeler House (Ceramics and Glass store)
Category: Roman storage vessels (amphorae).
Sub-category: 'Gaulish' wine amphorae.

Related publications

Davies, Barbara; Richardson, Beth; Tomber, Roberta, A dated corpus of early Roman pottery from the City of London CBA Research Report 98; Archaeology of Roman London 5 [London]: Museum of London; York: Council for British Archaeology, (1994). Pages: xviii, 283 pISSN ISBN 1872414001 (Object details: p 19 no 24 fig 11, published)

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