© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - CASC
Omeka ID 3127
Illes Formigues II
Roman world

ánfora de salazones

MAC CASC IFIIP-18-AMF21

Object type
amphora for salted fish
Production date
-100 / -1
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - CASC
Culture
Roman world
Discovery location
Illes Formigues II
Materials
ceramic, olive stones, fish bones, resin
Township
Palafrugell (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Baix Empordà)
Technique
wheel-thrown
Where is it?
-
Dimensions
842 x 300 mm
Description
At the bottom of this amphora, glued to the resin that covers its interior to make it waterproof, the spines of the fish it contained, which are of mackerel, were kept attached. So we know that this amphora contained salted mackerel. Remains of olives have been found in the contents of the amphora, which indicate that they were mixed with the fish to season it.