Card/Transcription No.: 385

385  A LARGE AMPHORA (CALCITE)

POSITION:    
S.E. corner of chamber, near doorway, under a mass of objets,
such as stools, chair, boats and shields, etc., and lying on
other miscellanea. See photos 1136, 1149, 1150
DIMENSIONS:
Max. H. 66.0; Max. diam. 28.0; height of foot-piece 18.0; cents.
DESCRIPTION:
An amphora of veined semi-translucent calcite, having projecting
lip, cylindrical neck, two broad flat handles, oviform bowl which
rests upon a cylindrical spreading foot with broad flange top &
bottom. The foot-piece to which the base of the amphora is fitted
and luted is of a separate piece of stone.
Both amphora and foot-piece are without decoration save imitation
binding of the handles round the upper part of the neck. A
survival of some earlier vessel from which this stone vessel
derives its form. The flat handles show similar traces of an
earlier form like leather. On the front of the bowl the following
inscription engraved & filled in with blue pigment.
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Contents have been robbed. The staining of the interior shows
that it was full of some oily or fatty substance or may be wood
pitch.
Chip off the foot.

There were no traces of it having had a lid.