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Flat bottom type Amphora
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Description
Amphora for multipurpose use produced in Italy in the I century AD.
Technical Specifications
| Format | Lightwave 2018, OBJ, FBX, Blender 3, glTF |
|---|---|
| Compatibility | 3ds Max, Blender, Cinema4D, Houdini, Lightwave, Maya, Unity, Unreal Engine, Other |
| Rigged | No |
| Geometry | Polygon mesh |
| Polygons Number | 8912 |
| Textures | PBR |
| UV Mapping | Yes |
Historical Background
While the classic maritime transport amphora is famous for its iconic pointy base, flat-bottomed amphorae were an essential variation used throughout antiquity for land-based transport, domestic storage, military supply lines, and artistic display.
Key Archaeological Types
The standard classification system for Roman pottery, designed by archaeologist Heinrich Dressel, explicitly accounts for several flat-bottomed forms alongside regional variants:
• Dressel 28 to 31: These specific classifications mark the prominent transition to flat-bottomed structures in Roman ceramics.
• Gauloise Amphorae: Mass-produced in southern France (Languedoc and Provence) during the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, the Gauloise flat-based amphora series (Gauloise 1 through 5) featured distinct flat bottoms. They were widely distributed across the northwestern Roman provinces to transport wine.
• Oberaden 74: A notable flat-bottomed type heavily linked to Roman military logistics and supply chains around the late Republican and early Imperial periods (approx. 20 BC to 20 AD).
Practical and Artistic Functions
Flat-bottomed amphorae filled niches where the tapered "spike" was impractical:
• Domestic & Table Use: Unlike shipping jars that required special wooden racks or soft sand to stand upright, flat-bottomed vessels could be placed directly on flat floors, tables, or shelving units.
• Art and Prestige Pieces: High-end, decorated Greek vessels—such as the Panathenaic prize amphorae or pelike—featured steady, flat bases because they were intended to be showcased as art or luxury rewards.
• Land-Based Logistics: While pointed bases excelled at nesting inside the tight, curved hulls of rolling merchant ships, flat bases were easier to manage for localized regional trade, carts, and stationary cellar storage.
Key Archaeological Types
The standard classification system for Roman pottery, designed by archaeologist Heinrich Dressel, explicitly accounts for several flat-bottomed forms alongside regional variants:
• Dressel 28 to 31: These specific classifications mark the prominent transition to flat-bottomed structures in Roman ceramics.
• Gauloise Amphorae: Mass-produced in southern France (Languedoc and Provence) during the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, the Gauloise flat-based amphora series (Gauloise 1 through 5) featured distinct flat bottoms. They were widely distributed across the northwestern Roman provinces to transport wine.
• Oberaden 74: A notable flat-bottomed type heavily linked to Roman military logistics and supply chains around the late Republican and early Imperial periods (approx. 20 BC to 20 AD).
Practical and Artistic Functions
Flat-bottomed amphorae filled niches where the tapered "spike" was impractical:
• Domestic & Table Use: Unlike shipping jars that required special wooden racks or soft sand to stand upright, flat-bottomed vessels could be placed directly on flat floors, tables, or shelving units.
• Art and Prestige Pieces: High-end, decorated Greek vessels—such as the Panathenaic prize amphorae or pelike—featured steady, flat bases because they were intended to be showcased as art or luxury rewards.
• Land-Based Logistics: While pointed bases excelled at nesting inside the tight, curved hulls of rolling merchant ships, flat bases were easier to manage for localized regional trade, carts, and stationary cellar storage.
Additional Information
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.
Two different sets of textures are included (color, ambient occlusion, roughness, specular, normal and bump) to get the same amphora with two different materials.
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