BCC LA8 Lead Amphora Type C

Miniature Lead Amphora
1st-5th Century CE?
Rahmani, Type C
Hollow cast miniature lead amphora with
ovoid body, badly damaged and missing
the upper part of the neck and handles.
Identical to, and probably from the same
mold as, BCC LA7, at one time it would
have had a slightly funnel-shaped neck,
no shoulders, an everted rim and small
looped handles. These extended from
mid-neck to the top of the body and were
linked by upper and lower horizontal lines.
Decoration consists of vertical fluting which
runs from the lower horizontal line to converge
at the semi-rounded base.
Pb 3.1 x 1.65 x 1.55cm 16.97gm. Capacity: Unc.
See: L. Y. Rahmani, "On Some Roman to Early Medieval
Lead Miniature Amphorae" Israel Museum Studies in
Archaeology, Volume 2 - 2003.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1978
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