Fabric 42.1 - Dressel 20 type amphora
Hard fired coarse fabric, slightly micaceous with abundant coarse white and multi-coloured inclusions of quartz (<0.06mm), limestone (0.1-0.2mm), feldspar and composite rock fragments (ranging between 0.1-5.3mm but not normally exceeding 0.5mm).
Yellow or off-white with a buff or grey core. Later examples may be red in colour (Tyers 1996, 84-85).
Yellow or off-white with a buff or grey core. Later examples may be red in colour (Tyers 1996, 84-85).
Manufacture
Wheel-thrown; has distinctive deep uneven wheel marks on interior surface.
Decoration
Later examples may have a white slip or be self-slipped to a pale brown or buff (Tomber and Dore 1998, 85).
Guadalquivir Valley (Baetica), SOUTHERN SPAIN
This type of amphora was most commonly used as a container for olive oil and sometimes preserved olives. The ware is one of the most common and widely distributed of amphorae. It is found in large numbers in the western Meditterranean and to the north-western provinces via the Rhone and the Rhine (Peacock and Williams 1986, 136-140). Sherds of this type are found on sites throughout Britain up to the mid 3rd century (Tyers 1996, 87).
This type of amphora was most commonly used as a container for olive oil and sometimes preserved olives. The ware is one of the most common and widely distributed of amphorae. It is found in large numbers in the western Meditterranean and to the north-western provinces via the Rhone and the Rhine (Peacock and Williams 1986, 136-140). Sherds of this type are found on sites throughout Britain up to the mid 3rd century (Tyers 1996, 87).
Roman (Early 1st to late 3rd century)
This was the most common amphora type in Britain from the late 1st century to early 3rd century.
This was the most common amphora type in Britain from the late 1st century to early 3rd century.
Hardness
Hard
Feel
Harsh
Fracture
Hackly
Surface treatment
White slip or self-coloured slip
Core colour
Grey
Int surface colour
Off-white
Ext surface colour
Off-white
| DB ID | Modified | Description | Frequency | Size | Sorting | Rounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | 0 | Mica | Sparse | Fine | Well-sorted | Flat |
| 188 | 0 | Quartz | Abundant | Fine | Well-sorted | Sub-angular |
| 189 | 0 | Limestone | Sparse | Fine | Well-sorted | |
| 190 | 0 | Quartz | Sparse | Fine | Ill-sorted | |
| 402 | 0 | Feldspar | Sparse | Fine | Ill-sorted | |
| 403 | 0 | Limestone | Sparse | Fine | Ill-sorted | |
| 404 | 0 | Red-brown and black inclusions | Sparse | Fine | Ill-sorted |