ANCHOR STOCKS AND TRANSPORT CONTAINERS
The amphorae and anchors on display come from occasional findings or from seizures by the police. It can be supposed, however, that they were found in the stretch of sea between the coasts of the province of Grosseto and the islands of the Tuscan archipelago, or on land.
1-3. Lead anchor stocks
From the 4th– 3rd c. B.C. to the Imperial Period.
The stock had the function of sinking the anchor and allowing the
curved arms (flukes) to grip to the seabed.