Amphora
Dublin Core
Title
Amphora
Subject
Distribution & Transportation Objects
Containers
Description
Ceramic amphora.
Ring base: hollow, high foot - flat at top with short stem; ovid body contracting to narrow neck; vertical strap handles attached at neck and rising to rim, then down to shoulder; the decoration is done in the red-figure technique consisting of: two female heads in profile and palmettes and scrolls on shoulder: neck has vertical chevrons on either side of handles and there are two palmettes on either side of neck; the foot and base of body have large black bands and handles are almost all black and a band of chain loops near base of body; white clay has been used to put decorative touches of necklaces, hair, and caps to the women's profiles.
Amphoras were used to store wine, olive oil, honey, water, etc.
Subjects: two female profiles.
Ring base: hollow, high foot - flat at top with short stem; ovid body contracting to narrow neck; vertical strap handles attached at neck and rising to rim, then down to shoulder; the decoration is done in the red-figure technique consisting of: two female heads in profile and palmettes and scrolls on shoulder: neck has vertical chevrons on either side of handles and there are two palmettes on either side of neck; the foot and base of body have large black bands and handles are almost all black and a band of chain loops near base of body; white clay has been used to put decorative touches of necklaces, hair, and caps to the women's profiles.
Amphoras were used to store wine, olive oil, honey, water, etc.
Subjects: two female profiles.
Identifier
0056-0028-0001
Date Created
300-200 BCE
Medium
Ceramic
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Donor
University of Rome exchange
Continent
Europe
Country
Greece
City
Athens
Files
Collection
Citation
“Amphora,” University of Arkansas Museum, accessed March 12, 2026, https://uamuseum.omeka.net/items/show/94634.