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2. Amphora - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. List of glassware - Wikipedia

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   Pitcher, a container, usually with a spout for pouring its contents; Punch bowl, a bowl that punch is put in, generally used in parties; Vase, an open container often used to hold flowers; Bong, a smoking device often made from glass; Peking glass, a Chinese form of overlay glass, often in the form of snuff boxes or vases; Penny lick

4. Portland Vase - Wikipedia

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   The vase measures about 25 centimetres (9.8 in) high and 18 cm (7.1 in) in diameter. It is made of violet-blue glass, and surrounded with a single continuous white glass cameo making two distinct scenes, depicting seven human figures, plus a large snake, and two bearded and horned heads below the handles, marking the break between the scenes.

5. Typology of Greek vase shapes - Wikipedia

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   A few surviving vases were labelled with their names in antiquity; these included a hydria depicted on the François Vase and a kylix that declares, “I am the decorated kylix of lovely Phito” (BM, B450). Vases in use are sometimes depicted in paintings on vases, which can help scholars interpret written descriptions.

6. Pottery of ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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   Most Greek vases were wheel-made, though as with the Rhyton mould-made pieces (so-called "plastic" pieces) are also found and decorative elements either hand-formed or by mould were added to thrown pots. More complex pieces were made in parts then assembled when it was leather hard by means of joining with a slip, where the potter returned to ...

7. Trove of 1,000-year-old vases held ‘unexpected’ and ‘elusive ...

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   Photos show the three vessels that held tobacco residue. Two of them had a cylindrical shape while the third was spherical. One of the taller vessels was found just feet from the smaller ...