05-31-2005, 01:36 PM
A dolium can be pottery too, as you seen in Pompeii, set in the ground or in the counter of a caupona. In the news illustration, the object is clearly a dolium. Most likely however, no one knows the distinction of a dolium vs. an amphora, so the editors used the word amphora.
Richard Campbell
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?