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 (ETRUSCAN, BUCCHERO)
AMPHORA, BELLY (ETRUSCAN, BUCCHERO)
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LYDOS by UNKNOWN
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN PROTOGEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK, SHOULDER-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN SUBMYCENAEAN)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN PROTOGEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN PROTOGEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN PROTOGEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EXEKIAS by FREL
· -575 to -525
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, 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, BLACK-FIGURE)
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UPROOTER CLASS
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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UPROOTER CLASS
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TORONTO 315, CLASS OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TORONTO 315, CLASS OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TORONTO 315, CLASS OF by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, BELLY (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VILLA GIULIA M 482, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LIGHT-MAKE CLASS
· -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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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Perhaps WÜRZBURG 252, P OF
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
PSEUDO-PANATHENAIC AMPHORA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK, SHOULDER-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
WG
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK, SHOULDER-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LEAGROS GROUP by HOLMBERG
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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AMASIS P
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
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