The piece presents many marine concretions, indicating that comes from a wreck.
Apparently he found himself in the underwater environment of the Isla del Fraile.
After the recent donation of an amphora Municipal Archaeological Museum, the Department of Culture and Heritage Hall of Eagles today announced a new donation from Fernando couple Muñoz.
It is also a Roman amphora, well maintained, which only has restored the apex.
The piece presents many marine concretions, indicating that comes from a wreck.
Apparently he found himself in the underwater environment of the Isla del Fraile.
The amphora, purpose of the donation is of the type Tripolitania Antigua.
Comes precisely from Tripoli, northern Roman province of Africa, on the coast which covers the coastal section of today's Libya.
This container is carrying oil and timing is of the second and first centuries BC.
Both the Councillor for Culture and Heritage of the City of Eagle, Francisco Miguel Martinez, Archaeological Museum director, Juan de Dios Hernández, publicly thanked the gesture and encouraged other citizens to follow in the footsteps of these people, so voluntary deposit such goods in the Municipal Archaeological Museum, which is the institution responsible for custody, exhibition, research and dissemination of local archaeological heritage.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas