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, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-600 to -550
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-600 to -550
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-600 to -550
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ANTIMENES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ANTIMENES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-600 to -550
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-625 to -575
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-625 to -575
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-625 to -575
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-625 to -575
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-600 to -550
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
MARSYAS P
· -400 to -300
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
BATEMAN GROUP by UNKNOWN
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ANTIMENES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LYSIPPIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
N,P by BOTHMER
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ACROPOLIS 606, P OF
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-600 to -550
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DOT-IVY GROUP
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
PENTHESILEA P
· -450 to -400
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LONDON E 342, P OF
· -475 TO -425
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
BERLIN P
· -500 TO -450
AMPHORA, BELLY (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
NICOSIA OLPE, P OF THE
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
DIOSPHOS P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
Leagros Group
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
VILLA GIULIA M 482, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
PHIALE P
· -450 TO -400
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
LONDON E 342, P OF
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-450 to -400
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
TALOS P
· -450 to -400
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
NIKODEMOS
· -400 to -300
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
TALOS P
· -425 to -375
PSEUDO-PANATHENAIC AMPHORA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LYSIPPIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
OINOMAOS P
· -425 TO -375
AMPHORA, NECK (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
Leagros Group
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LOUVRE F 6, P OF
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
EUCHARIDES P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ANTIMENES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
ANTIMENES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LOUVRE F 6, P OF
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
FLORAL NOLANS, GROUP OF THE
· -475 to -425
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
LOUVRE F 51, P OF
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
TOWRY WHYTE P
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
PROMETHEUS P by TREVER
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
Tradition of the BERLIN P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DIOSPHOS P by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
SWING P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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SWING P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-550 to -500
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