Amphora, Necropolis of Poggio Pinci, Asciano

Amphora with cylindrical body and elongated pointed bottom. Light brown clay. Assigned to form ""Lamboglia 2"" and used as container of wine. Most probably produced in Magna Grecia, at the end of the 2nd - first half of 1st c. BCE and exported throughout the Mediterranean. Tomb II.450, Necropolis of Poggio Pinci, Asciano. Mangani 1983, n. cat. II, 141. Displayed at the Civic Museum of Archaeology and Sacred Art at Palazzo Corboli, Asciano. Processed in Reality Capture from 282 images. GDH ID No. Case8_Amphora1 This project was done under the authority of the Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Siena Grosseto e Arezzo in collaboration with Global Digital Heritage and the Municipality of Asciano. We thank Elisa, Benedetta and all the staff from Palazzo Corboli for making the collection accessible and our work easier.