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 (VEIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (EAST GREEK)
AMPHORA, NECK (EAST GREEK)
AMPHORA, NECK (CALENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
AMPHORA, NECK (EAST GREEK, FIKELLURA)
AMPHORA, BELLY (EAST GREEK, FIKELLURA)
AMPHORA, BELLY (EAST GREEK, FIKELLURA)
AMPHORA, NECK (EAST GREEK, FIKELLURA)
AMPHORA, NECK (EAST GREEK, FIKELLURA)
AMPHORA, NECK (EAST GREEK, FIKELLURA, SILHOUETTE)
BF
AMPHORA, BELLY (VEIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (CALENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
WG
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, CLAZOMENIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, CLAZOMENIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
AMPHORA, BELLY (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
AMPHORA, NECK (CYCLADIC GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (CYCLADIC)
AMPHORA, BELLY (EAST GREEK GEOMETRIC)
WG
AMPHORA, NECK (CYCLADIC PROTOGEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (CYCLADIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (CYCLADIC, RELIEF)
AMPHORA, NECK, SHOULDER-HANDLED (CYCLADIC GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, BAIL (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
AMPHORA, BAIL (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
AMPHORA, BELLY (DAUNIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (DAUNIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (DAUNIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (DAUNIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (DAUNIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (DAUNIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (DAUNIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (FALISCAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (SOUTH ITALIAN, LUCANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (FALISCAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
AMPHORA, BELLY (FALISCAN, IMPASTO)
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (SOUTH ITALIAN, LUCANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
AMPHORA, NECK (ETRUSCAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
Vessel with a Departure Scene
BF
6256
Amphora (Storage Jar)
BF
the Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984
· About 560 BCE
AMPHORA, BELLY (ITALO-GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, BELLY (SOUTH ITALIAN)
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
BERLIN P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, BELLY (SOUTH ITALIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (SOUTH ITALIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (SOUTH ITALIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (SOUTH ITALIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (SOUTH ITALIAN)
AMPHORA, BELLY (SOUTH ITALIAN, IMPASTO)
AMPHORA, BELLY (SOUTH ITALIAN, IMPASTO)
AMPHORA, BELLY (SOUTH ITALIAN, IMPASTO)
AMPHORA, BELLY (SOUTH ITALIAN, IMPASTO)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
BF
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ETRUSCAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
AMPHORA, BAIL (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (SOUTH ITALIAN, APULIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
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