Potsherd: Atlas of Roman Pottery

Haltern 70 amphoras

A tall cylindrical two-handled amphora with a collared rim, grooved handles and a solid spike, in a distinctive granular fabric. Produced in the Spanish province of Baetica and widely distributed across the north-west provinces during the 1st century AD.
Roman Amphorae: a digital resource
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Distribution of Haltern 70 amphoras in Britain
Roman Pottery in Britain (Tyers 1996)
  • Fabric code: H70 (p.97)
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Haltern 70 amphoras
National Roman Fabric Reference Collection
(Dore and Tomber 1998, Museum of London [online])
  • Fabric code: BAT AM 1 (Baetican (Early) amphorae 1, p.84).
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Haltern 70 amphoras
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