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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LEAGROS GROUP by NATI
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ANTIMENES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TIMIADES P by BOTHMER
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LONDON B 76, P OF by BEAZLEY
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LYDOS by BOULTER
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK AND LID (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LYSIPPIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 199, GROUP OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LONDON B 174, GROUP OF by KUNZE-GÖTTE
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TYRRHENIAN GROUP by KUNZE-GÖTTE
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ACROPOLIS 606, P OF by KUNZE-GÖTTE
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VATICAN 365, P OF by KUNZE-GÖTTE
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LYSIPPIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-600 to -550
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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RYCROFT P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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GORGON P
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-575 to -525
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, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DIOSPHOS P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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NIKOMACHOS SERIES
· -400 to -300
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-400 to -300
PSEUDO-PANATHENAIC AMPHORA, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ANTIMENES P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KUBAN GROUP
· -425 to -375
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-400 to -300
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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N P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KLEOPHRADES P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HORSE HEAD AMPHORAE by UNKNOWN
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HORSE HEAD AMPHORAE
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EDINBURGH P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
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, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LOUVRE F 6, P OF
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Group E
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-400 to -300
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
PSEUDO-PANATHENAIC AMPHORA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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XANTHOS P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PRINCETON GROUP by LAURENS
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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RED-LINE P by LAURENS
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LOUVRE F 161, P OF by BRIJDER
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PROMETHEUS P by BOTHMER
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TYRRHENIAN GROUP
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SMALL NECK-AMPHORAE, GROUP OF THE
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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RED-LINE P by ROUILLARD
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Perhaps ANTIMENES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Lydos
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KLEOPHRADES P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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LONDON E 342, P OF
· -475 TO -425
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