Name:	Greco-Roman Amphora
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Description:	H. 53cm, depth 41cm, diam. at shoulder 15.7cm. Rough, buff, pale cream clay. Pointed base, long bifid handles and a rounded rim. Incised line around the neck, otherwise no markings.
Date:	First century B.C. to the mid second century
Discussion:	Amphorae of this type were produced in large numbers during the Graeco-Roman period, this shape serving primarily for the storage and transportation of wine. For shape see H. Dressel Corpus Inscriptiorum Latinorum (1899), vol. XV, type 2; also D.P.S. Peacock and D.F. Williams Amphorae and the Roman Economy (1986), class 10.