Amphora
Tossal de la Cala (Benidorm) Ceramics h:118 cm; w. 32 cm Roman culture Late 2nd - early 1st century BC: 32 cm Roman culture Late 2nd - early 1st century BC. Typology Dressel 1, subtype B.
Vessel with a wide, thickened rim on the outside, with a cylindrical neck connected to the body by a pronounced rim. The body is elongated and ends in a solid pivot. The amphora is grasped by the two vertical ribbon handles that extend from the top of the neck to the shoulder. A complete restored piece, with the neck and pivot reintegrated.
Vessel with a capacity of 26/27 litres used for the maritime transport of wine. This type of amphora was originally produced in the potteries of the Tyrrhenian coast of the Italic peninsula, specifically in the regions of Etruria, Latium and Campania (HESNARD et alii, 1989), although within a few decades they also began to be made in the workshops of southern Gaul (LAUBENHEIMER, 1989: 116) and Tarraconensis (RAYNAUD, 1993: 85).
C.S.: 3772
GARCÍA HERNÁNDEZ, F. 1986.
HESNARD, A., RICQ, M., ARTHUR, P., PICON, M. and TCHERNIA. A. 1989.
LAUBENHEIMER, F. 1989.
RAYNAUD, C., 1993.
SCIALLANO, M. and SIBELLA, P., 1994.
Highlights Sala Cultura Romana
- ................................................. Cerro de Las Balsas (Albufereta, Alicante) Sandstone h: 97 cm; w: 46 cm; d: 12 cm h: 66 cm; w: 50 cm; d: 13 cm Roman culture 7th century AD: 46 cm; w: 12 cm h: 66 cm; h: 50 cm; w: 13 cm Roman culture 7th century AD.
- ................................................ Tossal de la Cala (Benidorm) Ceramic h:118 cm; w. 32 cm Roman culture Late 2nd - early 1st century BC: 32 cm Roman culture Late 2nd - early 1st century BC Typology Dressel 1, subtype B.
- ................................................. Isidro Albert Collection Bronze d: 2'12 cm; w: 4'7 g; d.w.:12 h Roman culture 22-23 A.D. 5th issue
- ................................................. Lucentum, Tossal de Manises (Alicante) Bronze Plate: h: 21'5 cm; w: 5'7 cm; d: 0'3 cm Bucranes: h: 7-7'7cm; w: 6'2 cm; d: 1-1'6 cm Urceus: h: 8'7 cm ; w : 3'9 cm; e: 0'8 cm Lituus: h: 10'5 cm; a: 3'5 cm; e: 0'4 cm Cornucopia: h: 9'1cm; a: 4 cm; e: 1'5 cm Roman culture 1st century AD.
- ................................................. Necropolis of El Albir (l'Alfaç del Pi) Glass h: 7'5 cm; w: 4'1 cm; d: 3'6 cm Roman culture 5th century AD: 4'1 cm; e: 3'6 cm Roman culture 5th century AD.
- ................................................. Lucentum, Tossal de Manises (Alicante) Sandstone h: 42 cm; w: 24.5 cm, d: 12 cm Roman culture Second half of the 1st century BC.
- ................................................. Lucentum (Tossal de Manises, Alicante)White marble with grey veinsh: 31.11cm; h: 28.4cm; w: 2cmRoman culture2nd century AD.
- ................................................. Baños de la Reina (Calpe, Alicante) Stone tesserae h: 264 cm; w: 288 cm Roman culture 2nd century AD.
- ................................................. Lucentum, Tossal de Manises (Alicante) Painting applied using the fresco technique on a lime mortar base. h: 305 cm; w: 265 cm h: 303 cm; w: 139 cm; d: 8 cm Roman culture First half of the 2nd century AD.
- ................................................. Lucentum (Tossal de Manises, Alicante) Ceramic h: 23.6 cm; w: 8.1 cm; d: 10.1 cm Roman culture Towards the first half of Nero's reign (50-60/65 BC).
- ................................................. Illeta dels Banyets (Alicante) Iron h: 72 cm; w: 49 cm; d: 3 cm Roman culture 2nd century AD: 49 cm; e: 3 cm Roman culture 2nd century AD.
