Editing Amphora (section)

==Production==
Roman amphorae were [[Potter's wheel|wheel-thrown]] [[terracotta]] containers. During the production process the body was made first and then left to dry partially.<ref name="Peacock, Williams 1986, 45">{{cite book | title=Amphorae and the Roman economy: an introductory guide | first1=D. P. S. | last1=Peacock | first2=D. F. | last2=Williams | location=London; New York | publisher=Longman | year=1986 | series=Longman archaeology series |page=45}}</ref> Then coils of clay were added to form the neck, the rim, and the handles.<ref name="Peacock, Williams 1986, 45"/> Once the amphora was complete, the maker then treated the interior with resin that would prevent permeation of stored liquids.<ref>{{Citation |last=Langer |first=Máximo |title=Plea bargaining as second-best criminal adjudication and the future of criminal procedure thought in global perspective |date=2024-04-16 |work=Research Handbook on Plea Bargaining and Criminal Justice |pages=552–574 |url=https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802206678.00043 |access-date=2025-02-11 |publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing |isbn=978-1-80220-667-8}}</ref> The reconstruction of these stages of production is based primarily on the study of modern amphora production in some areas of the eastern Mediterranean.<ref name="Peacock, Williams 1986, 45"/>

Amphorae often were marked with a variety of stamps, [[sgraffito]], and inscriptions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/941031010|title=The Ancient Greek Economy : Markets, Households and City-States|date=2015|others=Edward Monroe Harris, David M. Lewis, Mark Woolmer|isbn=978-1-139-56553-0|location=Cambridge|oclc=941031010}}</ref> They provided information on the production, content, and subsequent marketing. A stamp usually was applied to the amphora at a partially dry stage. It indicates the name of the ''figlina'' (workshop) and/or the name of the owner of the workshop. Painted stamps, ''[[tituli picti]]'', recorded the weight of the container and the contents, and were applied after the amphora was filled. Today, stamps are used to allow historians to track the flow of trade goods and recreate ancient trade networks.<ref name=":0" />