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Dressel 1 amphoras

A tall cylindrical amphora with angular shoulders, long straight handles and a collar rim. This form is the most important Italian wine amphora of the late Republican period, with a wide distribution around the Mediterranean (with many examples from shipwrecks) and across the north-west provinces.
Illustration from Dressel's typology
Roman Amphoras in Britain (Tyers 1996)
Roman Amphorae: a digital resource
(University of Southampton, 2005) Access to this resource requires agreement to terms and conditions.
Distribution of Dressel 1 amphoras in Britain
Roman Pottery in Britain (Tyers 1996)
  • Fabric code: DR1 (p.89)
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Dressel 1 amphoras
National Roman Fabric Reference Collection
(Dore and Tomber 1998, Museum of London [online])
  • Fabric code: CAM AM 1 (Campanian (Black sand) amphorae 1, p.88).
  • Fabric code: ITA AM 1 (Italian amphorae 1, p.97).
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DICOCER: Dictionnaire des Céramiques Antiques
(Py, ed 1993)
  • Fabric code: A-ITA [PDF] (Amphores italiques)
Pages may include descriptions of related types.
Dressel 1 amphoras
URL: http://potsherd.net/atlas/Ware/DR1 • © Text 1996, Layout 2012. Some images may be linked to other web sites.