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
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AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BERLIN 1686, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
WG
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AMPHORA, NECK (ARGIVE GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
BF
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AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BERLIN 1686, P OF
· -550 to -500
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AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BERLIN 1686, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BERLIN 1686, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BERLIN 1686, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BERLIN 1686, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BERLIN 1686, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
PRINCETON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
PRINCETON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
PRINCETON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
MUNICH 1519, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
EUCHARIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EUCHARIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EUCHARIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
EUCHARIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
PSEUDO-PANATHENAIC AMPHORA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
EUCHARIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
N,P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EUCHARIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-400 to -300
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
WÜRZBURG 221, GROUP OF
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
BF
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, WEST SLOPE)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, WEST SLOPE)
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
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