A fragmentary amphora (only the rim, the neck, and handles on shoulder have been found) of African production (from Byzacena or Zeugitana), belonging to the Keay 62 D type. It is characterised by an expanded band rim with a quadrangular or triangular profile, more or less rounded in the upper part, and with an indentation or a step at the bottom. The neck is stocky and slightly truncated-conical; the handles have a bloated ribbon and are placed between the neck and the shoulder. The body is cylindrical and ends in a short foot.
The dating of this type of containers goes from the early VI to the VII century A.D.
The artefact presents only sporadic whitish patinas attributable to an epilithic colonisation caused by encrusting red algae and calcareous tubes of different sizes, made by Polychaeta Serpulidae (sedentary sea worms).
Keay S. J. 1984, Late Roman amphorae in the Western Mediterranean. A typology and economic study: the Catalan evidence, Oxford, British Archaeological Reports International Series.