Sinopean, Heraklean and Chersonesan “Carrot” Amphorae

Abstract

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to improve the typology of Pontic amphorae by presenting brief morphological and fabric descriptions of some amphora types that imitate a famous Sinopean example‐the “carrot” amphora. These wine amphorae were manufactured from the 4th and throughout most of the 5th century AD. Although discoveries of these imitations are not very abundant, limited quantities occur not only in the northern and western parts of the Black Sea but also in the eastern Mediterranean at Athens and Palestine.