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Amphora
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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
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13375 examples
Amphora with Musical Scene
RF
7140
·
460-450 BCE (Classical)
Lebes gamikos (Amphora auf hohem Fuβ, Attisch-rotfiguriger Lebes Gamikos)
RF
460-440 v. Chr.
Lebes gamikos (Amphora auf hohem Fuβ, Attisch-rotfiguriger Lebes Gamikos)
RF
Sabouroff-Maler
·
460-440 v. Chr.
Amphora (Storage Jar)
RF
the Achilles Painter
·
460-450 BCE
Amphora (Storage Jar)
RF
the Sabouroff Painter
·
455-445 BCE
Amphora with a Youth and a Bearded Man and Victory
RF
6658
·
ca. 440 BCE (Classical)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
WASHING P
·
-450 TO -400
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
the Owl-Pillar Group
·
late 5th century BCE
Weight with Amphora
second half of 5th century B.C.
Sog. Nolanische Amphora mit Strickhenkeln
RF
450 v. Chr.
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
Manner ofSHUVALOV P
·
-450 TO -400
Nolan Amphora (storage jar): Demeter and Triptolemos; Pluton
RF
Polygnotos
·
c. 450 BCE-440 BCE
Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
RF
the Westreenen Painter
·
ca. 450–440 BCE
Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
RF
the Dwarf Painter
·
ca. 440–430 BCE
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with twisted handles
RF
Attributed to the Lykaon Painter
·
ca. 440 BCE
Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
the Phiale Painter
·
ca. 440–430 BCE
Neck-amphora
RF
the Richmond Painter
·
ca. 440 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Nolan Amphora
RF
Richmond Painter
·
about 440 B.C.
Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
RF
Attributed to the Loeb Painter
·
ca. 440–430 BCE
Attic Red-Figure Nolan Amphora
RF
Richmond Painter
·
about 440 B.C.
Sog. Nolanische Amphora
RF
433-400 v. Chr.
Attic Panathenaic Amphora Fragments (16)
430 B.C.
Panathenaic Amphora: Athena; Wrestlers and Referee
BF
c. 422 BCE
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
the Owl-Pillar Group
·
late 5th century BCE
Panathenaic Amphora: Libation and Sacrifice
RF
Group of Polygnotos
·
c. 420 BCE
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
-425 TO -375
Panathenaic Amphora (storage jar)
BF
the Achilles Painter
·
418 BCE
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with twisted handles
RF
Attributed to the Suessula Painter
·
ca. 400 BCE
Apulische Bauchamphora
RF
4. Jahrhundert v. Chr.
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with twisted handles
RF
the Suessula Painter
·
ca. 400 BCE
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-400 TO -300
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with twisted handles
RF
the Suessula Painter
·
ca. 400 BCE
Attic Black-Figure Panathenaic Amphora Fragment
BF
KUBAN GROUP
·
400 B.C.
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
THE HOBBLE GROUP
·
-400 TO -300
Storage jar (amphora) with opposing male and female heads
RF
mid 6th–4th century B.C.
Miniature Panathenaic Amphora
RF
16462
·
early 4th century BCE (Classical)
Terracotta miniature Panathenaic amphora
BF
Attributed to the Bulas Group
·
ca. 400 BCE
Lucanian Red-Figure Amphora Fragment, Panathenaic Shape
RF
Amykos Painter
·
about 400 B.C.
Attic Panathenaic Amphora Fragment
about 400 B.C.
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-400 TO -300
Amphora (Storage Jar)
RF
Faliscan; Latium, Italy
·
4th century BCE
Terracotta miniature Panathenaic amphora
BF
the Bulas Group
·
ca. 400 BCE
Terracotta miniature Panathenaic amphora
BF
the Bulas Group
·
ca. 400 BCE
Terracotta amphora (jar)
RF
4th century BCE
Terracotta amphora with lid (jar)
RF
4th century BCE
Fragment of a Panathenaic prize amphora (jar)
BF
2nd quarter of 4th century BCE
Amphora (Lukanische Amphora panathenäischer Form)
RF
Primato-Maler
·
375-350 v. Chr.
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora
a painter of the Kittos Group
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ca. 366/365 BCE
Panathenaic Prize Amphora with Lid
Painter of the Wedding Procession
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363–362 B.C.
Fragment of a terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
the Painter of the Geneva Orestes
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ca. 360–350 BCE
Trick amphora-rhython
RF
370–350 B.C.
Attic Panathenaic Amphora Fragment
mid-4th century B.C.
Apulisch-rotfigurige Amphora (Amphora panathenäischer Form)
RF
350-300 v. Chr.
Paestan Red-Figure Neck Amphora
RF
about 350 B.C.
Krater m. Knotenhenkeln (Apulische Amphora a colonnette)
RF
350-300 v. Chr.
Terracotta neck-amphora with twisted handles (jar)
the Pilos Head Group
·
ca. 350–325 BCE
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
RF
Attributed to the Parrish Painter
·
ca. 350–325 BCE
Kampanische Amphora
RF
350-326 v. Chr.
Kampanische Amphora
RF
350-326 v. Chr.
Apulisch-rotfigurige Bauchamphora
RF
350-326 v. Chr.
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