Transport amphorae, Paphos Agora Fabric 21
Cyprus/region unknown
End of 4th century BCE - beginning/first half of the 3rd century BCE
Early Hellenistic, Middle Hellenistic
General InformationAmphorae of this type were first described and identified as of Cypriot origin by Cankardeş-Şenol and Şenol (2013) among the pottery excavated in Alexandria by CEAlex. It is possible that few examples found in Cyprus, in the Iskender Necropolis, near Nea Paphos (Deshayes 1963, 32 no. 13), as well as in Marion (Gjerstadt et al. 1934, 235) and in Salamis (Karageorghis 1973, 148 no. 192, 149 no. 214) represent this type, too, although there is no fabric description nor comment on the origin provided in publications.
These amphorae are characterized by a slightly everted rim and a long, cylindrical neck. Handles are attached just below the rim. The upper part of the handles is short and bends roundly, and they are oval in section. The body is ovoid, ended with a solid, conical foot.
As indicated by the fragments found at the Nea Paphos Agora, it seems that transport amphorae of this type were produced in at least two fabrics (cf. Transport amphorae, Nea Paphos Agora Fabric 48 in this database). The examples made of the Nea Paphos Agora Fabric 21 have thick walls (circa 1.1cm). Some of them bear stamps on the upper part of the handle.
Description
Nea Paphos Agora Fabric 21 appears in two variants (A and B). The variant A is very pale brown (10YR 8/2) in the core and on the surface. The variant B is reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) in the core and yellow (10YR 7/6) in the margins and on the surface. In both variants the fabric is hard and rough, and contains of three types of inclusions: 1. dark red to red-orange ones which occur in a moderate to abundant amount and are of a coarse to very coarse size, 2. white ones which occur in a sparse amount and are of a fine to coarse size, and 3. gre...
Amathous (Cyprus/Eastern South Coast)
Paphos/Nea Paphos (Cyprus/Western South Coast)
Salamis (Cyprus/Eastern coast)
