A LATE ROMAN TRANSPORT AMPHORA

CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D.

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A LATE ROMAN TRANSPORT AMPHORA
circa 5th century a.d.
Of spatheion type, the long cylindrical body tapering to an elongated tip, with a slightly flaring narrow mouth and two short arching handles along the tapering neck
43.1/8 in. (109.5 cm) high
来源
Found off the coast if Sciacca, Sicily in the late 19th Century. Brought into the United States in 1903 when the current owner's grandfather emigrated.

拍品专文

For spatheion type amphorae see no. 67 in Grace, Amphoras and the Ancient Wine Trade.