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2.5. Pascual 1 amphoras

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Typology
Cylindrical amphora with distinctive tall vertical rim, rounded handles with narrow groove on outer face, cylindrical neck, ovoid body and solid spike. Regularly stamped on rim or near foot.
Fabric and technology
There are two fabrics:
Capacity
22l.
Date
The majority of the British examples are from late Augustan-Tiberian contexts, although production may continue into the later 1st century AD.
Source
Catalonia, where there are kilns in the vicinity of Barcelona (Keay and Jones 1982). Some small-scale production of the form in southern Gaul (Laubenheimer 1985, 312-15), in different wares.
Contents
The Catalan examples probably contain Layetanian wine.
Distribution
Widespread, but thinly spread in Spain, Gaul and Rhineland; only a few examples in southern Britain (Williams 1981; Williams in Woodward 1987, 79). The type is particularly common along the Narbonne-Toulouse-Bordeaux route and in western France - see the distribution of the stamps of

M. PORCIUS

(Comas Solà 1991, 344, fig.15). There are a number of wrecks containing this type along the coasts of Catalonia and Languedoc (Parker 1992, fig.10).
Aliases
Augst class 4. Peacock and Williams class 6.
References
Pascual Guasch 1977; Miró 1987; Comas Solà 1987; Comas Solà 1991.
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