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, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GUGLIELMI GROUP by BOTHMER
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TYRRHENIAN GROUP
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
transport amphora
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CASTELLANI P by BEAZLEY
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GOLTYR P by BEAZLEY
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CASTELLANI P by BOTHMER
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CASTELLANI P by BOTHMER
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CASTELLANI P by DEPPERT
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GOLTYR P by BOTHMER
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VATICAN 309, P OF
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VATICAN 309, P OF
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HARVARD 2271, P OF
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VATICAN 309, P OF
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LOUVRE F 6, P OF
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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READY P
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LOUVRE E 824, P OF
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Group E
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Group E
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Group E
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Group E
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Group E
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Group E
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Group E
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Group E
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Group E
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VATICAN MOURNER, P OF THE by BEAZLEY
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EXEKIAS
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Perhaps EXEKIAS
· -550 to -500
transport amphora
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EXEKIAS by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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AMASIS P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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AMASIS P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TALEIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -550 to -500
transport amphora
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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MUNICH 1410, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LOUVRE F 51, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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MUNICH 1410, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BUCCI P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 252, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BUCCI P
· -550 to -500
transport amphora
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BUCCI P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CONSERVATORI CLASS
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LOUVRE F 215BIS, CLASS OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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THREE-LINE GROUP
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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THREE-LINE GROUP
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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THREE-LINE GROUP
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CABINET DES MEDAILLES 218, CLASS OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TOULOUSE P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TOULOUSE P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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NAPLES 2473, GROUP OF
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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NAPLES 2473, GROUP OF
· -525 to -475
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