African Amphora from Byzacene and Tripolitana in

Menorca (3th and 4th century)

By Antonio Jesús

T. Montes

OriginIn the 3th

century AD, changed the comerce of oil

In 297 AD, Africa Proconsalaris divided in three provinces

Clasification of african amphorasZevi and Tchernia

(1969)“Africana grande” and “Africana piccole”

C. Panella (1973)African I (a, b, c, d)

African II (a, b, c, d)

Keay (1984)

Our amphorasKeay VI (African II C,

africana grande)Chronology: (230 AD –

350 AD)Fabrication: near to

Sahel regionContent: oil and fish

sauce (garum)

Keay VII (African II D, anfora grande

Chronology: 280 AD – 380 AD

Fabrication: Byzacene and Tripolitana region

Content: oil

Differences between Keay VI and Keay VII

Comercial routes between Africa Proconsalaris and Menorca

Stamps from Sanisera

BSCD/ LEP(TIS) MI(NOR

LEP(T)I (S) COL(ONIA) LFE M.A.

BSCD/LEP(TIS) MI(NOR)

TEP/LOPC(OLONIA)

H(ADRUMETUM) IVL(IA)

C(OLONIA) T(HAENAE)/ LUCIUS

The last stamp we found in the 2nd sesionC(OLONIA)

HADR(UMETUM) /MITOR

Chronology of Late Empire shipwreckwith amphoras Keay VI and Keay VII

BELTRAN 72 (300 AD – 350 AD)

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