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
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
transport amphora
neck-amphora
amphora
neck-amphora
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
MADRID 11111, GROUP OF
· -450 to -400
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
PROMETHEUS P by BOTHMER
· -575 to -525
amphora; oinochoe
amphora
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLEOPHRADES P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
amphora; oinochoe
neck-amphora
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLEOPHRADES P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLEOPHRADES P
· -525 to -475
transport amphora
neck-amphora
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
neck-amphora
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLEOPHRADES P
· -525 to -475
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
neck-amphora
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC SHAPE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
amphora
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 TO -450
AMPHORA, NECK (PROTOATTIC)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
neck-amphora
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLEOPHRADES P by RICHTER
· -525 to -475
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
transport amphora
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-500 to -450
neck-amphora
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
BERLIN P
· -525 to -475
neck-amphora
neck-amphora
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