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, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BAREISS P by BOTHMER
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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RED-LINE P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (ATHENIAN PROTOGEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK, SHOULDER-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK, SHOULDER-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 234, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-400 to -300
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 234, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 234, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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MANCHESTER SATYR, P OF THE
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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MANCHESTER SATYR, P OF THE
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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OXFORD 216, GROUP OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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OXFORD 216, GROUP OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-400 to -300
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PHANYLLIS CLASS by HASPELS
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 232, P OF by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 232, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 232, P OF by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 232, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LIGHT-MAKE CLASS
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Perhaps WÜRZBURG 252, P OF
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-425 to -375
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VATICAN 365, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Leagros Group
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Leagros Group
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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