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4. Description of the amphora types
no. 648 NVM.. This stamp is illegible. I misread it on the basis of a photo (Bezeczky 2001b, no. 9) This
stamp has not yet been identified elsewhere.
There are two tituli picti on the neck
and body of no. 299. The neck has
A-T in ligature. The other one is not
legible. Scale 1:2
Origin'. It was thought for a long time that Istria was one of the production sites of the Dressel 6 A amphorae.
This idea gave rise to a long series of misunderstandings. In the wake of Dressel’s publication, the Dressel 6A
and the Dressel 6B types were not properly distinguished435. According to later research, the production cen-
tres of the Dressel 6A amphorae can be located on the Adriatic coast: Picenum (Ferme), between Cesena and
Rimini, Brisighella (Faenza) and Parma (Sala Baganza) and perhaps Calabria/Apulia (?)436. L. Tarius Rufus
who was mentioned by Pliny had properties in Picenum437. A titulus pictus'. praet/of (with the stamp STTS)
refers to the ager praetutianus in the southern part of Picenum438. The family of M. Herennius Picens also had
properties in Picenum. T. Helvius Basila may have had property in Calabria439. Recent research has shown that
Dressel 6A amphorae were also produced in Narona on the Dalmatian coast440.
Contents'. The content of the Dressel 6A amphorae has been debated for some time. Many inscriptions refer
to wine441 though there is an amphora in Salzburg, the inscription of which refers to fish sauce442. Most amphorae
must have had wine, as the inner surface of many amphorae have a coat of resin which is characteristic of wine
amphorae.
Distribution'. The Dressel 6A amphorae can be found in many settlements on the Adriatic coastline. In addition,
they occur in Greece, North Africa, Cisalpina, Noricum (Magdalensberg). They also reached Gallia, Spain, Italy
(the Tyrrenean coast), Pannonia, the eastern Mediterranean, Red Sea and India in fewer numbers443.
435 Dressel 1899, XV.2 e.g. 3466 formae 6; 3477 formae 6 similis.
436 Carre 1985, 214-218; Cipriano 1994, 205-218, map 3; Sciallano - Sibella 1994, Amphore Dressel 6A.
437 Pliny NH, XVIII, 37; Tchernia 1986, 131 f.
438 Tchernia 1986, 131.
439 Manacorda 1994.
440 Lindhagen 2009, 83-108.
441 CIL XV, 4582. 4583. 4653. 4852; Zevi 1966, 217 f.
442 Heger 1986, 132-135, Fig. 1.
443 Baldacci 1967-68, 27 f; Riley 1979, 151-156; Carre 1985, 211-213; Tchernia, 1986, 129-133; Cipriano - Carre 1989, 85-88, fig.
17, 100; Maier-Maidl 1992, 86; Pesavento Mattioli - Zanini 1993, 47, fig. 49-51; Bezeczky 1995b, 156; Bruno 1995; Bruno 1997,
517; Bezeczky 1998b, 228-230; Martin-Kilcher 2005, 208. 212; Lund 2000a, 84; Bezeczky 2001b, 11 f. T. 2-4; Rizzo 2003, 149;
Bezeczky 2005b, Dressel 6A; Lindhagen 2009, 96 fig. 5; Will 1987, 208; It seems to be a misunderstanding to suppose that the
Istrian amphorae can be found in Athens, Will 1997, 124 f. fig.7. It was first P. Baldacci 1967-68, then E. Buchi 1973, and finally
M.B. Carre 1985, who clearly described the differences between the wine amphorae of the Adriatic coastline (Dressel 6A) and the
olive oil amphorae of Istria and northern Italy (Dressel 6B); Will 1989, 305 fig. 12; Ehmig 2003, 47; Wintermeyer 2004, 111 type
Am Id.; Tomber 2005, 230.
4. Description of the amphora types
no. 648 NVM.. This stamp is illegible. I misread it on the basis of a photo (Bezeczky 2001b, no. 9) This
stamp has not yet been identified elsewhere.
There are two tituli picti on the neck
and body of no. 299. The neck has
A-T in ligature. The other one is not
legible. Scale 1:2
Origin'. It was thought for a long time that Istria was one of the production sites of the Dressel 6 A amphorae.
This idea gave rise to a long series of misunderstandings. In the wake of Dressel’s publication, the Dressel 6A
and the Dressel 6B types were not properly distinguished435. According to later research, the production cen-
tres of the Dressel 6A amphorae can be located on the Adriatic coast: Picenum (Ferme), between Cesena and
Rimini, Brisighella (Faenza) and Parma (Sala Baganza) and perhaps Calabria/Apulia (?)436. L. Tarius Rufus
who was mentioned by Pliny had properties in Picenum437. A titulus pictus'. praet/of (with the stamp STTS)
refers to the ager praetutianus in the southern part of Picenum438. The family of M. Herennius Picens also had
properties in Picenum. T. Helvius Basila may have had property in Calabria439. Recent research has shown that
Dressel 6A amphorae were also produced in Narona on the Dalmatian coast440.
Contents'. The content of the Dressel 6A amphorae has been debated for some time. Many inscriptions refer
to wine441 though there is an amphora in Salzburg, the inscription of which refers to fish sauce442. Most amphorae
must have had wine, as the inner surface of many amphorae have a coat of resin which is characteristic of wine
amphorae.
Distribution'. The Dressel 6A amphorae can be found in many settlements on the Adriatic coastline. In addition,
they occur in Greece, North Africa, Cisalpina, Noricum (Magdalensberg). They also reached Gallia, Spain, Italy
(the Tyrrenean coast), Pannonia, the eastern Mediterranean, Red Sea and India in fewer numbers443.
435 Dressel 1899, XV.2 e.g. 3466 formae 6; 3477 formae 6 similis.
436 Carre 1985, 214-218; Cipriano 1994, 205-218, map 3; Sciallano - Sibella 1994, Amphore Dressel 6A.
437 Pliny NH, XVIII, 37; Tchernia 1986, 131 f.
438 Tchernia 1986, 131.
439 Manacorda 1994.
440 Lindhagen 2009, 83-108.
441 CIL XV, 4582. 4583. 4653. 4852; Zevi 1966, 217 f.
442 Heger 1986, 132-135, Fig. 1.
443 Baldacci 1967-68, 27 f; Riley 1979, 151-156; Carre 1985, 211-213; Tchernia, 1986, 129-133; Cipriano - Carre 1989, 85-88, fig.
17, 100; Maier-Maidl 1992, 86; Pesavento Mattioli - Zanini 1993, 47, fig. 49-51; Bezeczky 1995b, 156; Bruno 1995; Bruno 1997,
517; Bezeczky 1998b, 228-230; Martin-Kilcher 2005, 208. 212; Lund 2000a, 84; Bezeczky 2001b, 11 f. T. 2-4; Rizzo 2003, 149;
Bezeczky 2005b, Dressel 6A; Lindhagen 2009, 96 fig. 5; Will 1987, 208; It seems to be a misunderstanding to suppose that the
Istrian amphorae can be found in Athens, Will 1997, 124 f. fig.7. It was first P. Baldacci 1967-68, then E. Buchi 1973, and finally
M.B. Carre 1985, who clearly described the differences between the wine amphorae of the Adriatic coastline (Dressel 6A) and the
olive oil amphorae of Istria and northern Italy (Dressel 6B); Will 1989, 305 fig. 12; Ehmig 2003, 47; Wintermeyer 2004, 111 type
Am Id.; Tomber 2005, 230.
