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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PRINCETON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PRINCETON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PRINCETON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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MUNICH 1519, P OF by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PRINCETON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PRINCETON P by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EUCHARIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EUCHARIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EUCHARIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EUCHARIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
PSEUDO-PANATHENAIC AMPHORA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EUCHARIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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N P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Leagros Group
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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EUCHARIDES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-400 to -300
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TROILOS P by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HOBART GROUP* by KUNZE-GÖTTE
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 221, GROUP OF
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 221, GROUP OF
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 221, GROUP OF
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 221, GROUP OF
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 221, GROUP OF
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK AND LID (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 221, GROUP OF
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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WÜRZBURG 221, GROUP OF
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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RED-LINE P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ANTIMENES P
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DOT-IVY GROUP
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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TORONTO 313, P OF by BEAZLEY
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Leagros Group
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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DOT-BAND CLASS
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KLEOPHRADES P
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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PROMETHEUS P by BOTHMER
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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MUNICH 1512, P OF by KUNZE-GÖTTE
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BERLIN P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BERLIN P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-550 to -500
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ROBINSON GROUP
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ROBINSON GROUP
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HILDESHEIM GROUP
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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HILDESHEIM GROUP
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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ASTEIOS GROUP
· -400 to -300
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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BAKCHIOS
· -400 to -300
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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-525 to -475
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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KITTOS GROUP
· -400 to -300
AMPHORA, NECK (ITALO-GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
WG
AMPHORA, BELLY (ETRUSCAN, BUCCHERO)
AMPHORA, PANATHENAIC PRIZE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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CHARIKLEIDES GROUP
· -400 to -300
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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Perhaps ANTIMENES P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
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VATICAN G 52, GROUP OF
· -550 to -500
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