Terracotta wine amphora ca. 100 Roman The amphora comes from a shipwrecked cargo vessel (Grand Congloué B) that was explored by Capt. Cousteau and Prof. Benoît in 1952-3. The ship’s hold contained some 1,200–1,500 Roman wine amphorae made at or near Cosa in Etruria. The cargo was evidently destined for markets in Gaul, where Celtic chieftains had developed a taste for wine and tableware supplied by Roman Terracotta wine amphora 254781 Roman, Terracotta wine amphora, ca. 100 , Terracotta, H. 40 1/2 in. ( cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Captain J
Terracotta wine amphora ca. 100 Roman The amphora comes from a shipwrecked cargo vessel (Grand Congloué B) that was explored by Capt. Cousteau and Prof. Benoît in 1952-3. The ship’s hold contained some 1,200–1,500 Roman wine amphorae made at or near Cosa in Etruria. The cargo was evidently destined for markets in Gaul, where Celtic chieftains had developed a taste for wine and tableware supplied by Roman Terracotta wine amphora 254781 Roman, Terracotta wine amphora, ca. 100 , Terracotta, H. 40 1/2 in. ( cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau, 1953 ()
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