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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 ...

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4. Staffordshire figure - Wikipedia

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   Sporting couple with dogs, c. 1780, Ralph Wood II. C. 8 inches, 20 cm. Lead-glazed earthenware (coloured lead glazes) From about 1770, as the Staffordshire industry continued to grow, and improve its products, the artistic standards of the best figures improved considerably, though at the loss of most of the folk art charm of the previous period.

5. Unguentarium - Wikipedia

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   In its early development, the shape was modeled in miniature after larger amphoras, which would have been the original bulk shipping containers for products sold in the unguentaria. [8] An unguentarium is not always distinguished in the scholarly literature from an ampulla , [ 9 ] a term from antiquity that may refer to these as well as other ...

6. Staffordshire dog figurine - Wikipedia

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   The spaniels come in sizes from a little over a foot to a few inches high. They were all decorated by hand, which is why all figurines are different and unique. [11] The Staffordshire mantel dog's expression can be soft or fierce, deplorable or self-satisfied, inquisitive or pleased.

7. Mintons - Wikipedia

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   Mintons was a major company in Staffordshire pottery, "Europe's leading ceramic factory during the Victorian era", [1] an independent business from 1793 to 1968. It was a leader in ceramic design, working in a number of different ceramic bodies, decorative techniques, and "a glorious pot-pourri of styles - Rococo shapes with Oriental motifs, Classical shapes with Medieval designs and Art ...