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, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SWING P
· -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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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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NIKOSTHENIC
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-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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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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LENINGRAD 702, P OF
· -475 to -425
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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-550 to -500
AMPHORA (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-575 to -525
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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-550 to -500
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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MUNICH 1393, P OF
· -550 to -500
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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-575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE C (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-575 to -525
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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ANTIMENES P
· -550 to -500
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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AMASIS P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BERLIN 1686, P OF
· -550 to -500
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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MUNICH 1410, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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BERLIN P by PEREDOLSKAYA
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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Hermonax
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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PHIALE P
· -475 to -425
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, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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PAN P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-475 TO -425
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-450 TO -400
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ANTIMENES P by FREYER-SCHAUENBURG
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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N P by FREYER-SCHAUENBURG
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EUBOEAN QUERY
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-400 to -300
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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-475 TO -425
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TYRRHENIAN GROUP
· -575 to -525
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
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Nikosthenes
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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LIGHT-MAKE CLASS
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
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HARROW P
· -500 to -450
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