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4. Description of the amphora types
Type 9
Drjessel 35
Fom:This is a small amphora with handles resembling those of the Rhodian form. There
is a simple rounded rim above the wide neck. The handles peak and run vertically to the • I ]
upper part of the body. A solid knob supports the oval body264. There are very few amphorae
of this type in Ephesus. / \
Chronology. Dates to the first century A.D.265. I
The amphorae found in Ephesus y.
Agora 1
layers Data range nos.
Ph 5a Around A.D. 23: West Stoa 130
Ph 5c A.D. 23 to 45: West and North Halls, West Gate 131
Ph 6 Mid first to late fourth centuries A.D. 132
Origin-. Produced in the Aegean region266.
Contents'. Probably wine.
Distribution-. They can be found in Rome, Golfe de Fos and in Raetia (Vindonissa). In the eastern
Mediterranean: Athens and Ephesus267.
Fabric-.
Visual characteristics
Hard, fine fabric, few white and black inclusions, small white limestone or white reaction rims (no. 132),
nos. 130 and 131 are over-fired.
Catalogue
Tetragonos Agora
130. Handle fir., 95/161 (157c), Trench 95/1, H = 4.5 cm, S = 132. Handle fr„ 89/068 (1299), Trench 89/3a, H = 16.6 cm, S
= 2.6x2.5 cm, pale brown (beetween 10YR 6/3 to 7/3),
PLATES 12, 65
2.8x2.4 cm, light brownish grey (10YR 6/2), PLATES 12, 65
131. Handle fr„ 95/039 (1619), Trench 95/1, H = 18 cm, S -
2.6x2.5 cm, light red (2.5YR 6/6), PLATES 12, 65
Type 10
Cretan AC4 / Amphore Cretoise 4
(Dressel 43; Knossos 4-5)
Form-. The AC4 type is characterised by a flat rim, a conical neck, an oval body and a very
small rounded basal knob. The handles are round in section. They are horn-shaped, like those
of the Rhodian type amphorae and are attached to the neck below the rim268. There are three
264 Williams 2005, Dressel 35.
265 Ettlinger- Simonett 1952, 90, Pl. 26, no. 585.
266 Sciallano - Sibella 1994, Dressel 35; Williams 2005, Dressel 35.
267 Ettlinger - Simonett 1952, Pl. 26, no. 585; Athens P 21791, Lang 1976, 70 He 7, Pl. 39; Williams 2005, Dressel 35.
268 Riley 1979, 181; Hayes 1983, 145: Knossos 4-5; Amphore Cretoise 4; Empereur et al. 1991,493; Sciallano - Sibella 1994, Dressel
43/Cretoise 4; Whitbread 1995, 43; Marangou-Lerat 1996, 84-86; Williams, 2005, Dressel 43.
4. Description of the amphora types
Type 9
Drjessel 35
Fom:This is a small amphora with handles resembling those of the Rhodian form. There
is a simple rounded rim above the wide neck. The handles peak and run vertically to the • I ]
upper part of the body. A solid knob supports the oval body264. There are very few amphorae
of this type in Ephesus. / \
Chronology. Dates to the first century A.D.265. I
The amphorae found in Ephesus y.
Agora 1
layers Data range nos.
Ph 5a Around A.D. 23: West Stoa 130
Ph 5c A.D. 23 to 45: West and North Halls, West Gate 131
Ph 6 Mid first to late fourth centuries A.D. 132
Origin-. Produced in the Aegean region266.
Contents'. Probably wine.
Distribution-. They can be found in Rome, Golfe de Fos and in Raetia (Vindonissa). In the eastern
Mediterranean: Athens and Ephesus267.
Fabric-.
Visual characteristics
Hard, fine fabric, few white and black inclusions, small white limestone or white reaction rims (no. 132),
nos. 130 and 131 are over-fired.
Catalogue
Tetragonos Agora
130. Handle fir., 95/161 (157c), Trench 95/1, H = 4.5 cm, S = 132. Handle fr„ 89/068 (1299), Trench 89/3a, H = 16.6 cm, S
= 2.6x2.5 cm, pale brown (beetween 10YR 6/3 to 7/3),
PLATES 12, 65
2.8x2.4 cm, light brownish grey (10YR 6/2), PLATES 12, 65
131. Handle fr„ 95/039 (1619), Trench 95/1, H = 18 cm, S -
2.6x2.5 cm, light red (2.5YR 6/6), PLATES 12, 65
Type 10
Cretan AC4 / Amphore Cretoise 4
(Dressel 43; Knossos 4-5)
Form-. The AC4 type is characterised by a flat rim, a conical neck, an oval body and a very
small rounded basal knob. The handles are round in section. They are horn-shaped, like those
of the Rhodian type amphorae and are attached to the neck below the rim268. There are three
264 Williams 2005, Dressel 35.
265 Ettlinger- Simonett 1952, 90, Pl. 26, no. 585.
266 Sciallano - Sibella 1994, Dressel 35; Williams 2005, Dressel 35.
267 Ettlinger - Simonett 1952, Pl. 26, no. 585; Athens P 21791, Lang 1976, 70 He 7, Pl. 39; Williams 2005, Dressel 35.
268 Riley 1979, 181; Hayes 1983, 145: Knossos 4-5; Amphore Cretoise 4; Empereur et al. 1991,493; Sciallano - Sibella 1994, Dressel
43/Cretoise 4; Whitbread 1995, 43; Marangou-Lerat 1996, 84-86; Williams, 2005, Dressel 43.
