Lamboglia-2 type Amphora

Amphora for the transport of wine and oil produced along the Adriatic coasts of Italy in the II-I centuries BC.

The Lamboglia 2 is a prominent type of ancient Roman transport amphora utilized extensively during the Late Republican period, primarily from the late 2nd century BC to the late 1st century BC. Named after the renowned Italian archaeologist Nino Lamboglia, it serves as a critical chronological marker for maritime trade routes throughout the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas.

Origins and Production
• Primary Region: The vast majority of Lamboglia 2 amphorae were produced along the Adriatic coast of Italy (spanning from Istria down to Apulia).
• Imitations: Notable Campanian variants and imitations from the Vesuvian region have also been identified in western Mediterranean shipwrecks.
• Succession: In the final decades of the 1st century BC (around 50–30 BC), the Lamboglia 2 underwent a morphologic transition and was completely replaced by the early imperial Dressel 6A type.

Primary Contents
While initially debated by earlier scholars as exclusively olive oil containers, residue and epigraphic analysis have firmly established its primary purpose:
• Wine: It was predominantly engineered to transport Adriatic wine. Internal resinous linings are frequently found, a common method used to seal the clay against liquid alcohol.
• Olive Oil: It occasionally served to transport olive oil, especially depending on the sub-regional variant of production.
• Secondary Reuse: Due to their durable nature, excavated examples occasionally reveal secondary reuse for storing items like fish sauces, olives, pine resin, or volcanic sand.

Morphology and Physical Features
• Body Shape: It features a cylindrical neck, a pronounced or structural shoulder, and a distinctly elongated, tapered body ending in a pointed foot or spike (spike toe).
• Handles: Two vertical ribbon handles run symmetrically from just below the rim down to the shoulder.
• Epigraphy: Archeologists frequently identity these vessels via stamps (bolli) pressed into the wet clay near the rim or handles, alongside painted trade notes (tituli picti) or graffiti.

The object is made of quad polygons only with unwrapped and non-overlapping UV.
Two different sets of textures are included (color, ambient occlusion, roughness, specular, normal and bump) to get the same amphora with two different materials.