Water bottle

This Roman water bottle was found during excavations of the Macellum (market of Baelo Claudia) in 1980 by the French Institution of Hispanic studies, Casa de Velázquez. It has an exceptional state of preservation. This piece conserved in storage is made of common pottery with a light beige clay with orange slip ware, with short and narrow neck and outward mouth. It has no handles.

Possible imitation common pottery form Hermet 13

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Bibliography:

- Sillières, P., Roux, P. Le, Didierjean, F., Dardaine, S., & Bonneville, J. N. (1981): La quinzième campagne de fouilles de la Casa de Velázquez à Belo en 1980 (Bolonia, province de Cadix). Mélanges de La Casa de Velázquez, (17), p. 451

- Caldera De Castro, María del Pilar. Una Sepultura de Cupa hallada en Mérida. Habis. Sevilla: Universidad de Sevilla, 1978, 459-463.

- Sáenz Preciado, J. Urna de incineración aparecida en Bílbilis (Calatayud-Zaragoza). Madrid (m): 2010. Boletín de la Sociedad de Estudios de la Cerámica Antigua en Hispania nº2. Doi: 10.13140/2.1.1652.7367

- Ceres (Colecciones en Red). Fichas de inventario CE/DA01373-CE/DA01372 , Museo de Jaén, web: http://ceres.mcu.es/pages/Main