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, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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NIKOMACHOS SERIES
· -400 to -300
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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NIKOMACHOS SERIES
· -400 to -300
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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NIKOMACHOS SERIES
· -400 to -300
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EUPHILETOS P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VATICAN G 52, GROUP OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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RED-LINE P by KUNZE-GÖTTE
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Leagros Group
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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THREE-LINE GROUP by KUNZE-GÖTTE
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-600 to -550
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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FRIENDS OF THE CENTAURS, GROUP OF* by KUNZE-GÖTTE
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (CYCLADIC PROTOGEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (MELIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, BAIL (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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NETTOS P
· -625 to -575
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (ATHENIAN PROTOGEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK, SHOULDER-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK, SHOULDER-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
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, BELLY (ETRUSCAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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AMPHORA, NECK, SHOULDER-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN PROTOGEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-600 to -550
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 (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BERLIN 1659, P OF
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK, SHOULDER-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LEAGROS GROUP by HOLMBERG
· -525 to -475
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