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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
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13375 examples
Neck amphora with Twin Handles
1st-2nd century CE
Amphora
ANCIENT, TALL AMPHORA
Stamped Amphora Handle
Stamped Amphora Handle
Stamped Amphora Handle
Amphora with Twin Handles
1st-2nd century CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
4th-1st century BCE
Stamped Amphora Handle
1st-3rd century CE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora Handle with Greek Stamp
4th-1st century BCE
Terracotta amphora (storage jar)
RF
1st century CE
Terracotta amphora (jar)
RF
1st half of 1st century CE
Amphora Handle
1st-2nd century CE
Flacon (Salbfläschchen, im Mittelfeld verziert mit plastisch hervortretenden Darstellungen (zwei Spitzamphoren, zwei Kanne, zwei Kratere))
1. Jahrhundert n. Chr.
Amphora (Römische Amphora)
1. Jahrhundert n. Chr.
Amphora (Römische Amphora)
1. Jahrhundert n. Chr.
Flacon (Salbfläschchen, im Mittelfeld verziert mit plastisch hervortretenden Darstellungen (zwei Spitzamphoren, zwei Kanne, zwei Kratere))
1. Jahrhundert n. Chr.
Kleine Spitzamphora, horizontal geriefelt
1. Jahrhundert n. Chr.
Terracotta amphora (jar)
RF
2nd half of 1st century CE
Terracotta amphora (two-handled jar)
RF
ca. late 1st century CE
Terracotta transport amphora
RF
late 1st–mid-2nd century CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
80-130 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
90-140 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
90-140 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
2nd century CE
Terracotta amphora (two-handled jar)
RF
ca. 100–225 CE
Terracotta amphora (two-handled jar)
RF
ca. 100–225 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
2nd century CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
1st half of the 2nd century CE
Terracotta amphora (two-handled jar)
ca. 100–225 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
2nd century CE
Terracotta amphora (jug)
2nd–3rd century CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
100-150 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
c. 100-150 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
100-150 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
2nd century CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
2nd-3rd centuries CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
2nd century CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
2nd-3rd centuries CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
140-190 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
c. 140-180 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
140-198 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
150-190 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
c. 150 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
late 2nd - early 3rd century CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
150-190 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
160-230 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
160-230 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
160-220 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
160-230 CE
Terracotta transport amphora
RF
late 2nd century CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
190-230 CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
190-235 CE
Terracotta transport amphora
RF
early 3rd century CE
Terracotta amphora
RF
ca. 3rd century CE
Stamped Amphora Handle
218-235 CE
Halsamphora (Attische Amphora)
RF
451-475 n. Chr.
Rotfiguriger Spitzamphoriskos (Attische Miniatur-Spitzamphora)
RF
451-475 n. Chr.
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