124 Wine from Southern Europe

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Amphora (1)
Amphora (2)
Amphora (1)
Amphora (2)

Made in the south of Portugal in the Alentejo region and in the south of Spain in the vicinity of Seville, the ancient-looking oil amphorae with a greenish interior glaze were used on Spanish warships and merchant ships as standardised transport containers for olive oil, Wine, olives, plums, capers, beans, chickpeas, honey, lard and tar were transported in this way to Northern Europe, where they have been found in coastal harbour towns such as Emden, Bremen and Hamburg. The oil amphorae shown here have a spherical or sugar-cap-shaped vessel body.

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Amphora

Age: 1600 - 1800 n. Chr. Modern period

Material: Ceramics

Location: HH-Altstadt