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Stonea type

Amphorae

Distinctive Features
This type was first described by Keay and Carreras Monfort (1996). It is a piriform amphora with a low concave rim, pronounced handles with a circular profile and a flat ring foot. Its closest parallel is a complete vessel from Lenzburg (Ettlinger 1977: 13, Fig. 3).
Characteristics
Neck: Cylindrical
Shoulder: None/smooth
Base: Flat
Rim: Rounded
Handle: Curved
Handle: Ovoid/Elliptical
Body: Piriform
Period Text
The example from Stonea was found in a third century AD context.
Origin Text
Unknown
Date Min
201
Date Max
300
Occurs Text
Found at Stonea in Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
Primary Function
Transport
Forms
amphorae

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Stonea fabric - Active
Cambridgeshire Area - Active
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After Keay & Carreras, 1996
Media Type: Drawing
Scale: Drawing at 1:10 scale
Original Source:
Keay, S. J. & Carreras Monfort, C. 1996: Amphorae. Excavations at Stonea, Cambridgeshire 1980-85. London British Museum Press 435-440
Ettlinger, E. 1977: Aspects of amphora typology - seen from the north. Méthodes classiques et methods formelles dans l’étude des amphores, Actes du colloque de Rome, 27-29 mai 1974. Collection de L'École Française de Rome. Rome 32 Sep-16

Equivalences defined in Stonea type

No direct equivalences

Equivalences defined in other types

No indirect equivalences
Principal contributor: David Williams