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Silver amphora-rhyton with zoomorphic handles, c. 500 BC, Vassil Bojkov Collection (Sofia, Bulgaria) An amphora (/ ˈ æ m f ər ə /; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς, romanized: amphoreús; English pl. amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container [1] with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) against each other in storage rooms and ...
Tyrrhenian amphora by the Fallow Deer Painter of the Tyrrhenian Group. Munich, Staatliche Antikensammlungen The Tyrrhenian amphora is a specific shape of Attic black-figure neck amphora.
Amazonomachy on a Nikosthenic amphora by Nikosthenes and the N Painter, ca. 520 BC, Louvre. A Nikosthenic amphora is a type [1] of Attic vase invented in the late 6th century BC by the potter Nikosthenes, aimed specifically for export to Etruria.
The Burgon vase is the earliest known Panathenaic amphora, dating to around 560 BC, and the name vase for the ancient Greek painter of the Burgon Group. [1] Today it is on display in the British Museum. [2] The 61 cm high vase is short and squat, with a very low mouth and short neck. The handles are close to the body and small.
In any case, the faithful reproduction of the process involving extensive experimental work that led to the creation of a modern production unit in Athens since 2000, [25] has shown that the ancient vases may have been subjected to multiple three-stage firings following repainting or as an attempt to correct color failures [20] The technique ...
The Eleusis Amphora is an ancient Greek neck amphora, now in the Archaeological Museum of Eleusis, that dates back to the Middle Protoattic (c. 650–625 BCE). [1] The painter of the Eleusis Amphora is known as the Polyphemos Painter.
The amphora from one side The amphora from the other side. The Berlin glass amphora from Olbia (German: Berliner Glasamphora aus Olbia) is a Hellenistic glass vessel in the shape of an amphora, which is now kept in the Antikensammlung Berlin.
The Dipylon Amphora (also known as Athens 804) is a large Ancient Greek painted vase, made around 760–750 BC, and is now held by the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Discovered at the Dipylon cemetery, this stylistic vessel belonging to the Geometric period is credited to an unknown artist: the Dipylon Master.