Salvete! Looking for amphorae ? Look no further, you’ve come to the right place. Take a seat and help yourselves to a cup of honeyed wine.
Ah, I’m afraid Mauricius isn’t in today. Sailing off to Seleucia Pieria, I would guess.
My name is Dresilus Fabianus. I’m originally from across the mountain, near the Adriatic Sea. I run this amphora production estate for Master Mauricius.

So your people bought the farm up the hill ? Well, no need for you to stock up on clay and fuel, or build your own kilns. You can always come here to get the dolia and other containers you need. Take a look at this scroll, our production catalogue. We can supply you any one of these types of amphorae.
Only half of the farms in this area produce their own dolia. The others depend on our services or on other estates that do make their own. (Just between you and me, you might do well to avoid getting your crockery from the Pinguinus estate, the large sprawling villa at the top of the next hill. One sneeze and their dainty jars are full of cracks.)

Really ? You don’t have all day ? Very well, you’d better come through this way. I’ll show you what we’ve got.

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Credits :
Property icon by Mauricius Fabius, adapted from an Italian amphora ; potter at work from a weblog about the Morvan, France.