Amphore

Poitiers (86) - Musée Sainte-Croix

© Musées de Poitiers, Christian Vignaud

It is an imported amphora, with two small curved handles attached to the base of the neck and under the lip, found in the southern vault at the foot of the stone sarcophagus containing the body of an adult woman. 4th century

Where to find it

Poitiers (86) - Musée Sainte-Croix
3 bis rue Jean Jaurès
86000 Poitiers

Commune of discovery

Naintré

Locality

Laumont

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

1997

Chief Scientist

FARAGO-SZEKERES, Bernard

Inventory number

2005.1.5

Scope

Daily life ➔ Amphora
Funeral ➔ Furniture associated with the deceased

Materials

Terracotta ➔ Amphorae

Chronological period

Gallo-Roman [- 50 / 476] ➔ Bas-Empire [235/ 476]

Dimensions

H. 53.2 cm, l. 19.54 cm, d. 9.8 cm,

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