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Amphora

An amphora (/ˈæmfərə/; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς, romanized: amphoreús; English pl. amphorae or amphoras) is a type of storage and transport jar with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) against each other in storage rooms and packages, tied together with rope and delivered by land or sea.

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Created
Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Middle Ages
Discovered
The shards are ubiquitous in many types of ancient and medieval Mediterranean archaeological contexts. The vessels were used primarily to transport wine, which was drunk by all…
Material
Ceramic, a small minority in metal, rare instances in stone or glass
Present location
Circum-Mediterranean, Black Sea, Eurasia from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Size
Small-volume container varying from table-top size to half the height of a human, able to be carried by one or more people.
Writing
Sometimes inscribed with an identifying mark, or, in the case of painted ware, the signature of the potter or artist and the names of the characters depicted in the scene.

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related to Classification · 28
Amphora → Adriatic, Beltràn, Castro Pretorio, Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, Cretan, Dressel, Following, For, German, Heinrich Dressel, In, Lamboglia, Laubenheimer, Marangou-Lerat, Maña, Panella, Peacock, Phoenician, Roman, Rome
related to Prehistoric origins · 19
Amphora → AD, Amphorae, Banpo, BC, Bronze, Caucasus, Ceramics, China, Eurasia, Greeks, In, Iron Ages, Mediterranean, Neolithic, Phoenician, Romans, They, Wooden, Yangshao
related to Etymology · 15
Amphora → Bronze Age, Cato, Etruscan, Etruscanized, Etruscans, Even, Greco-Roman, Greek, Hellenization, Italy, Roman Republic, The, The Romans, There, Younger
related to Ancient Greece · 13
Amphora → Ancient Greece, Athens, BC, Besides, By, Especially, Painted, Panathenaic, Panathenaic Festivals, Roman, Surviving, Their, They
related to Production · 11
Amphora → Amphorae, During, It, Mediterranean, Once, Painted, Roman, The, Then, They, Today
related to External links · 9
Amphora → Amphorae, Archived, Britain, HispaniaThe AMPHORAS, Internet Archaeology, October, SouthamptonRoman Amphoras, University, Wayback MachineBulletin
related to Weights and measures · 7
Amphora → Amphorae, In, Most, Roman Empire, The, There, US
see also · 6
Amphora → Ancient Roman, Axum AmphorasCarinateDemijohn, Casson, Southeast AsiaZafar, TestaccioStirrup, Yemen
related to Ancient Rome · 2
Amphora → By, Roman
Created · 1
Amphora → Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Middle Ages

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amphorae used types wine produced roman type century ancient greek bc production transport mediterranean two handles dressel neck storage needed

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AmphoraCreatedNeolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Middle Ages1.00infobox
AmphoraDiscoveredThe shards are ubiquitous in many types of ancient and medieval Mediterranean archaeological contexts. The vessels were used primarily to transport wine, which was drunk by all…1.00infobox
AmphoraMaterialCeramic, a small minority in metal, rare instances in stone or glass1.00infobox
AmphoraPresent locationCircum-Mediterranean, Black Sea, Eurasia from the Atlantic to the Pacific.1.00infobox
AmphoraSizeSmall-volume container varying from table-top size to half the height of a human, able to be carried by one or more people.1.00infobox
AmphoraWritingSometimes inscribed with an identifying mark, or, in the case of painted ware, the signature of the potter or artist and the names of the characters depicted in the scene.1.00infobox
the loutrophorosinstance ofoften in special types0.80text
Dressel 1instance ofThis type developed later into the Dressel 6A which becomes dominant during Augustan times.Gallic AmphoraeIn the Gallic provinces the first examples of Roman amphorae were local…0.80text
Dressel 2instance ofThis type developed later into the Dressel 6A which becomes dominant during Augustan times.Gallic AmphoraeIn the Gallic provinces the first examples of Roman amphorae were local…0.80text
Dressel 1instance ofGallic AmphoraeIn the Gallic provinces the first examples of Roman amphorae were local imitations of preexisting types0.80text
Dressel 2instance ofGallic AmphoraeIn the Gallic provinces the first examples of Roman amphorae were local imitations of preexisting types0.80text
Amphoraused forthe transportation of Rhodian wine all over the empire0.80text

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