Museum and location search

Archaeology Museum of Catalonia - Barcelona

Iberian amphora

Miniature amphora from Turó de la Rovira (Barcelona). Dated between the 4th and 2nd centuries BC. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona.

 

Miniature amphora from Turó de la Rovira (Barcelona). Dated between the 4th and 2nd centuries BC. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona.

 

This is a small scale imitation (14 cm high and an outer diameter of 5.4 cm) of one of Iberian culture’s most peculiar and emblematic pottery vessels: the amphora. This was a container used to store food, liquids or semi-solids for transport and subsequent sale, especially on board ships. Amphorae circulated all over the Mediterranean in ancient times and had a range of shapes and materials, which enables us to identify their origins and the routes of the ships that traded with them.

scroll to top icon