Replica Amphora

Ceramic

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Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Replica Amphora

Entry/Object ID

R.2023.1

Description

Complete replica of carrot amphora

Use

Amphorae were used to store food and drink.

Context

This replica was made to showcase what a complete amphora of this style would look like. Numerous amphora fragments, in various states of preservation, were found at Trimontium.

Collection

Trimontium Trust

Category

Vessel
Replica

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pottery

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Factory

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Industrial Structures

Nomenclature Class

Structures

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

amphorae (storage vessels)

Material

Ceramic

Color

Orange

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition