Shape
Amphora
ἀμφορεύς
13375 vases
The quintessential Greek storage vessel — two handles, a narrow neck, and a broad body. Used for wine, olive oil, and grain. Panathenaic amphorae, filled with olive oil, were the prizes at Athens's greatest festival.
Function & Use
Storage and transport of wine, oil, and grain
13375 examples
AMPHORA, BELLY (CYPRIOT, IRON AGE)
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (CYPRIOT, IRON AGE)
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (CYPRIOT, IRON AGE)
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (CYPRIOT, IRON AGE)
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (CYPRIOT, IRON AGE)
AMPHORA, BELLY (CYPRIOT, IRON AGE)
AMPHORA, NECK (MYCENEAN)
AMPHORA, NECK (MYCENEAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (ETRUSCAN, GREY WARE)
AMPHORA, NECK (ETRUSCAN, BLACK SLIP)
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, FIKELLURA)
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (THERAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (CORINTHIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (ETRUSCAN)
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AMPHORA, NECK (THERAN)
AMPHORA, NECK (EAST GREEK, FIKELLURA)
AMPHORA, BELLY (CYCLADIC, OUTLINE)
WG
AMPHORA, BELLY (IBERIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (IBERIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (IBERIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (GALLO-ROMAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (CYPRIOT, OUTLINE)
WG
AMPHORA, BELLY (SOUTH ITALIAN, SICILIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
AMPHORA, BELLY (PUNIC)
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, CLAZOMENIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, CLAZOMENIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, CLAZOMENIAN)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN (?))
-600 to -550
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ARGIVE)
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ARGIVE)
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ARGIVE GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-400 to -300
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