Room 21 – out of the window – 7 – 10

7. African IIC amphora

3^rd – 4^th c. A.D.

Container for transporting oil and fish preserves.

Produced in Africa, in the province of Byzacena (Tunisia). Widespread in the western Roman world.

8. Dressel 2/4 amphora

End 1^st c. B.C. – end 1^st c. A.D.

Container produced in Spain for transporting wine; it is the most

common type of amphora in the Roman world. Widespread

in Spain, Gaul and to a lesser extent in Italy.

9. Mau XXXVI amphora

1^st– 2^nd c. A.D.

Small container for transporting wine coming from the Greek islands.

Little spread in the Western Mediterranean, it is more commonly found

in the Vesuvian settlements.

 

10. Forlimpopoli B amphora

2^nd c. A.D.

Container for transporting wine ascribable to a production from the

Picenum (Marche) region. Widespread in Rome, Ostia, Etruria and the Adriatic. A few examples are also reported in Greece.