This is the same fabric as Coarse creamware 1 and was also used for pottery and amphorae. In the pithoi the fabric tends to have a darker color than in the pottery.
Everted, thickened and rolled rim (cf. Fig. 4.5.1.4; cf. Attolini and Perkins 1992, Fig. 14-5; Perkins and Walker 1990, Fig. 33.8, 34.1-5).
Hooked rim with flat top (cf. Fig. 4.5.1.9; cf. Perkins and Walker 1990, Fig. 35.4).
Slightly overhanging rim with a flat top (cf. Fig. 4.5.1.5; cf. Perkins and Walker 1990, Fig. 29.5). Frequent occurence on Roman sites suggests it is a late Etruscan and Roman shape.
Wide horizontal overhanging rim
Fig. 152. Pithoi type 21
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