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Monte Testaccio
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Monte Testaccio or Monte Testaceo, also known as Monte dei Cocci, is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of testae, fragments of broken ancient Roman pottery, nearly all discarded amp
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Testaccio monte dei cocci 051204 12 13
Terraces on Monte Testaccio
Terraces on Monte Testaccio
Monte Testaccio
Monte Testaccio
A Dressel 20 amphora with examples of tituli picti and potters' stamps found at Monte Testaccio
A Dressel 20 amphora with examples of tituli picti and potters' stamps found at Monte Testaccio
Amphora
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An amphora is a type of storage and transport jar with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly against each other in storage rooms and packages, tied together with rope an
Monte Testaccio
…is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of testae (Italian: cocci), fragments of broken ancient Roman pottery, nearly all discarded amphorae, some of which were labelled with tituli picti. It is one of the largest spoil heaps found anywhere in the ancient world, covering an area of 2 hectares…
Amphora designed for marine transport, taken from shipwrecks, dating to the Roman period, on display in the Museum of Underwater Archaeology at Bodrum
Amphora designed for marine transport, taken from shipwrecks, dating to the Roman period, on display in the Museum of Underwater Archaeology at Bodrum Castle, Turkey. The museum archaeologists have devised a rack and roping device to illustrate how the cargo might have been kept from shifting.
Panathenaic prize amphora in the black-figure style, showing the goddess Athena
Panathenaic prize amphora in the black-figure style, showing the goddess Athena
Silver amphora-rhyton with zoomorphic handles, c. 500 BC, Vassil Bojkov Collection (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Silver amphora-rhyton with zoomorphic handles, c. 500 BC, Vassil Bojkov Collection (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Amphora found in Banpo (China), made by the Yangshao culture; 5000–3000 BC; Guimet Museum (Paris)
Amphora found in Banpo (China), made by the Yangshao culture; 5000–3000 BC; Guimet Museum (Paris)