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Type of storage container
boxes, or other symbols. An amphora (/ˈæmfərə/; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς, romanized: amphoreús; English pl. amphorae or amphoras) is a type of storage and
Amphora
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up amphora in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Amphora may refer to: Amphora, a type of ceramic vase with two handles, used for the transportation
Amphora_(disambiguation)
AMPHORA ("AutoMated Phylogenomic infeRence Application") is an open-source bioinformatics workflow. AMPHORA2 uses 31 bacterial and 104 archaeal phylogenetic
AMPHORA
Reducing AIM-Fire-adjust value exchange metrics
An amphora (/ˈæmfərə/; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς), also referred to as Amphora Metretes/Amphoreus Metretes (ἀμφωρεύς μετρητής), was the unit of measurement
Amphora_(unit)
1st-century BC Greek amphora
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
Eleusis_Amphora
Archaeological culture in Central Europe
The Globular Amphora culture (GAC, German: Kugelamphoren-Kultur (KAK); c. 3400–2800 BC, is an archaeological culture in Central Europe. Marija Gimbutas
Globular_Amphora_culture
Genus of single-celled organisms
Landingham Amphora aegaea Ehrenberg Amphora aequalis Krammer Amphora aestuarii Cleve Amphora affiniformis Levkov Amphora affinis Kützing Amphora africana
Amphora_(diatom)
Ancient Greek painted vase
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
Dipylon_Amphora
The Kleophrades Panathenaic prize amphora is an Archaic period amphora by the Kleophrades Painter from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kleophrades Painter Panathenaic prize amphora
Kleophrades_Painter_Panathenaic_prize_amphora
Ancient Roman amphora
The Baratti amphora is a silver amphora, possibly from Antioch and dating to the late fourth century AD. It is a unique artistic masterpiece discovered
Baratti_amphora
The Panathenaic Amphora by the Euphiletos Painter is a black-figure terracotta amphora from the Archaic Period depicting a running race, now in the Metropolitan
Panathenaic prize amphora by the Euphiletos Painter
Panathenaic_prize_amphora_by_the_Euphiletos_Painter
Special shape of attic amphoras
history of the games and that all prizes were in the form of decorated amphora, dividing the number of unique vases known by the total production run
Panathenaic_amphora
Ancient Athenian vase painter
Onētorídēs love name appears on the Vatican 344 amphora, the London B 210 amphora, the Berlin F 1720 amphora, and the Athenian calyx-krater which has traditionally
Exekias
Ancient greek funerary vase
their faces in 'm' shapes. The Elgin amphora is slightly different from the Dipylon amphora. The Elgin amphora does not have a hole at the bottom compared
Dipylon_Krater
Species of gastropod
amphora (common name: Diadem volute) is a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes. The specific name amphora
Melo_amphora
The Nolan amphora is a variant style of the amphora jar, a common artifact of Greek and Roman pottery. Nolan amphorae are characterized by a neck that
Nolan_amphora
Ancient Greek festival
festival was the Panathenaic prize amphora with images on the sides that would remain similar year to year. These prize amphoras were filled with valuable high-class
Panathenaea
Ancient Greek amphora
The Elgin Amphora is a large Ancient Greek neck-handled amphora made from fired clay in Athens around 760 to 750 BC. The ceramic vessel may have been
Elgin_Amphora
Species of spider
Heteropoda amphora is a species of huntsman spider in the family Sparassidae. It is found in China. H. amphora is distributed across several provinces
Heteropoda_amphora
Ancient Greek vase
The Tyrrhenian amphora is a specific shape of Attic black-figure neck amphora. Tyrrhenian amphorae were only produced during a short period, about 570/65
Tyrrhenian_amphora
Attic black-figura Amphora by the potter and vase-painter Exekias
The Neck Amphora by Exekias is a neck amphora in the black figure style by the Attic vase painter and potter Exekias. It is found in the possession of
Neck_Amphora_by_Exekias
A Nikosthenic amphora is a type of Attic vase invented in the late 6th century BC by the potter Nikosthenes, aimed specifically for export to Etruria
Nikosthenic_amphora
Species of single-celled organism
Amphora elegans is a species of diatoms found in Europe. Cleve, P.T. (1893). Sur quelques espèces nouvelles ou peu connues (suite). Le Diatomiste, 2(15):
Amphora_elegans
The Horsehead Amphora is a specific type of amphora, produced in Athens from about 600 BC onwards. They are vessels with a very pronounced belly, decorated
Horsehead_Amphora
American comedy-drama television series
when Cappie and Evan start reminiscing in their new secret group, the Amphora Society, they decide to put the past behind them and become friends, Cappie
Greek_(TV_series)
Style of painting on ancient Greek vases
Attic vases of this period was the Tyrrhenian amphora (550-530 BC). These were egg-shaped neck amphora with decorations atypical of the usual Attic design
Black-figure_pottery
Ancient Greek artifact
The Rider Amphora is the name given to a Melian pithamphora in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens with the inventory number 912. It dates from
Rider_Amphora
Roman hoard
The Seuso Treasure or Sevso Treasure (Hungarian: Seuso-kincsek; Croatian: Seusovo blago), is a hoard of silver objects (14 items) from the late Roman Empire
Seuso_Treasure
Unidentified ancient Greek vase painter
shape is the amphora. He produced a series of Panathenaic amphora, which are his only black-figure vases. He painted a number of Nolan amphora, and was responsible
Berlin_Painter
Annual honor presented by the American magazine Sports Illustrated
as part of a team. The trophy is a ceramic replica of an ancient Greek amphora (c. 510 BC) which depicts nude male Hellenistic athletes engaged in a variety
Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
Sports_Illustrated_Sportsperson_of_the_Year
Storage Amphora type A, c. 520 BC. Amphora type B. Amphora type C. Neck amphora, c. 520 BC. Belly amphora, with hardly a distinct neck Ovoid neck amphora Nikosthenic
Typology_of_Greek_vase_shapes
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
Berlin glass amphora from Olbia
Berlin_glass_amphora_from_Olbia
around 660 BC. The Horse Amphora is the oldest known Melian Amphora and is among the largest examples of the type. The amphora is 88 centimetres high,
Horses_Amphora
Shipwreck
Eastern/Mediterranean origin, including amphoras of a type known as "Ayla-Axum Amphoras", or more accurately "Aqaba Amphoras" after their point of manufacture
Black_Assarca_shipwreck
Psychoactive type of honey containing grayanotoxins
An amphora from Vulci depicting Laius, Celeus, Cerberus, and Aegolius being stung by bees in the Dictaean Cave.
Mad_honey
Museum in Taşucu, Turkey
Amphora Museum, also known as Taşucu Amphora Museum, (Turkish: Arslan Eyce Özel Amphora Müzesi) is a maritime archaeology museum dedicated to amphora
Arslan Eyce Private Amphora Museum
Arslan_Eyce_Private_Amphora_Museum
Ancient Greek vase painter
Museum Neck amphora 991 • Chalice krater 995 • Neck amphora 1036 • Fragment of a '’dinos’’ 15499 formerly Berlin, Antikensammlung Belly amphora F 1683 (lost
Sophilos
The Ure Museum's Etruscan amphora showing Troilos is a mid to late 6th century black-figure terracotta amphora of the 'Pontic' type attributed to the Tityos
Etruscan amphora showing Troilos
Etruscan_amphora_showing_Troilos
Species of single-celled organism
belonging to the family Amphipleuraceae. Synonyms: Amphora coffeiformis (C.Agardh) Kützing 1844 Amphora coffeaeformis (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1844 "Halamphora
Halamphora_coffeiformis
Ancient Greek vase painter
funerary settings such as cemeteries and mortuaries. On the neck of an amphora in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, the painter depicted Nessos
Nessos_Painter
Waste mound made from broken Roman pottery
the Dressel 20 amphora, the principal type found at Monte Testaccio, may have been unusually difficult to recycle. Many types of amphora could be re-used
Monte_Testaccio
Multi-headed dog in Greek mythology
his body including snout, head, neck, back, ankles, and paws. Two Attic amphoras from Vulci, one (c. 530–515 BC) by the Bucci Painter (Munich 1493), the
Cerberus
Narrow conical amphorae found in Eritrea
that the amphoras originate in Byzantine, or even early Islamic, Aqaba. Hence, the preferred nomenclature is now "Aqaba Amphora." The Aqaba amphora type has
Ayla-Axum_amphorae
Mythological battles between the ancient Greeks and the Amazons
Amazonomachy in Amphora (storage vessel): Herakles in Combat with the Amazon Andromache, White-ground alabastron: Amazon and Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
Amazonomachy
European Bronze Age culture
preceded by the Globular Amphora culture (3400–2800 BC), which she regarded to be an Indo-European culture. The Globular Amphora culture stretched from
Corded_Ware_culture
Ancient Greek clothing
pottery, called the Terracotta Amphora, shows a Greek judge wearing himation. On the other side of the Terracotta Amphora, it shows a far less professional
Himation
Martial art in ancient Greek festivals
avoid hand strikes by the opponent. This counter is shown on a Panathenaic amphora now in Leiden. In another counter, the athlete sidesteps, but now to the
Pankration
Getty Museum Pederastic sex. Tyrrhenian amphora. 560 - 530 BCE. Pederastic sex. Detail of a Tyrrhenian amphora. 560 - 530 BCE. Pederastic scene. Bowl.
Homosexuality in ancient Greece
Homosexuality_in_ancient_Greece
Species of moth
Agrotis amphora is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Kashmir. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson
Agrotis_amphora
Hypothesized writing system
Kerch amphora was found in Gnezdovo in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, containing what may be the earliest inscription in Old East Slavic. The amphora was found
Pre-Christian_Slavic_writing
Mythical dog of Geryon
fighting a three-bodied Geryon to the right. An Attic black-figure neck amphora, by the Swing Painter c. 550–500 BC (Cab. Med. 223), shows a two-headed
Orthrus
Amphorae inscriptions
inscription made on the surface of certain artefacts, usually the neck of an amphora. Typically, these inscriptions were made in red or black paint. The inscription
Titulus_pictus
Historical shipwreck in Greece
just off the islet of Peristera near Alonissos. Its cargo of 3000-4000 amphoras made it the largest transport ship yet known of its period when excavation
Peristera_shipwreck
Creature of Greek mythology
detail from an Attic black-figure amphora, c. 575–550 BC Theseus and the Minotaur; side A from a black-figure Attic amphora, c. 540 BC Theseus and the Minotaur;
Minotaur
Centaur from Greek mythology
Peleus wrestling Thetis between Chiron and a Nereid. Side B of an Attic black-figure amphora, c. 510 BC.
Chiron
The Belly Amphora in the Staatliche Antikensammlungen at Munich (inventory number 2301) is one of the most famous works by the Andokides Painter. The
Belly Amphora by the Andokides Painter (Munich 2301)
Belly_Amphora_by_the_Andokides_Painter_(Munich_2301)
System of measurement used in Ancient Rome
cubic pes (Roman foot), known as an amphora quadrantal. Using the value 296 mm (11.7 in) for the Roman foot, an amphora quadrantal can be computed at approximately
Ancient Roman units of measurement
Ancient_Roman_units_of_measurement
Ancient dildo prepared using bread
olisbokollixes, however, the source cited does not mention it. A belly amphora painting by the Flying Angel Painter, now in the Petit Palais, Paris, depicting
Bread_dildo
Ancient Greek wind instrument
advantage because the aulete is there to bring the formation back together. An amphora from c. 540–530 BC depicts Herakles in the process of completing his tenth
Aulos
Amphora (530 BC). Painted in black figure, this Panathenaic amphora depicts a stadion from Panathenaic games. Like other prize amphora, this amphora serves
Sport_in_ancient_Greek_art
Ancient Greek vase painter
known. His conventional name is derived from a kalos inscription on a neck amphora in the British Museum (B 211). He is considered the most significant pupil
Lysippides_Painter
Female monsters in Greek mythology
Perseus, with head turned away, decapitating a Gorgon, and the Eleusis Amphora (Fig. 2), which shows two Gorgons chasing Perseus fleeing with a severed
Gorgons
Greek mythological person
Celeus and his 3 companions in the Dictaean Cave, black-figure Attic amphora circa 540 BC, British Museum
Celeus_(Crete)
One-eyed giants in Greek and Roman mythology
Odysseus and his crew are blinding Polyphemus. Detail of a Proto-Attic amphora, circa 650 BC. Eleusis, Archaeological Museum, Inv. 2630.
Cyclopes
Ancient neck amphora
The Amphora of Hermonax in Würzburg is a neck amphora which was made by the early classical Attic vase painter Hermonax in the red figure style of Greek
Amphora of Hermonax in Würzburg
Amphora_of_Hermonax_in_Würzburg
French football administrator (1873–1956)
Guillain, La Coupe du monde de football, l'œuvre de Jules Rimet, Éditions Amphora, 1998 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jules Rimet. Biography portal
Jules_Rimet
Historical region of Greece, including the city of Athens
A Chalkidian Amphora, ca. 550 BC, showing a satyr startling a maenad. Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Rome.
Attica
Character from Greek mythology
Nausicaa (second from right) with Athena and Odysseus. Detail of an Attic red-figured amphora from Vulci (c. 440 BC)
Nausicaa
The Amphora Workshop of Fasana was a Roman factory (figlinae) of ceramics, chiefly amphorae, located in the Istrian town of Fasana. The workshop was located
Amphora_Workshop_of_Fasana
Forms of competitive activity, usually physical
The foot race was one of the events dedicated to Zeus. Panathenaic amphora, Kleophrades painter, c. 500 BC, Louvre museum.
Sport
Species of mollusc
Serrata amphora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The length of the shell attains
Serrata_amphora
Fighting style
Pankratiast in fighting stance, Ancient Greek red-figure amphora, 440 BC
Long_guard
The Judgement of Paris Amphora (French: amphore du Jugement de Pâris) is an Attic black-figure belly amphora dating to about 575–550 BC. It is named after
Judgement_of_Paris_Amphora
Figure in Greek mythology
but the scene is represented on a 6th-century Corinthian black-figure amphora now housed in the Louvre. Tydeus also appears in Aeschylus's play Seven
Tydeus
Typographical symbol (@)
symbol was interpreted to mean amphora (anfora), a unit of weight and volume based upon the capacity of the standard amphora jar since the 6th century. The
At_sign
Unidentified ancient Greek vase painter
workshop. Examples include the Dipylon Amphora in National Archaeological Museum, Athens, and the Elgin Amphora in the British Museum. List of Greek vase
Dipylon_Master
Ancient Athenian vase painter
Hoplites with Athena and Hermes. Side A from an Attic red-figure amphora, c. 530 BC, from Vulci. Louvre Museum, Paris.
Andokides_(vase_painter)
Rift lake in the Taurus Mountains, Turkey
citadel with traces of the Seljuk, Byzantine and Ottoman eras. In 2019, amphora tombs were found in the sunken city. Based on the writings of the Armenian
Lake_Hazar
Greek vase painter
Painter was a vase-painter active ca. 470–425 BC. His name vase is an amphora, Vatican 16571, in the Vatican Museums depicting Achilles and dated 450–445
Achilles_Painter
Ancient Greek vase painter
depicts the then-popular motif of chariot races. Most of his non-prize amphora work dates to about 520 BC, but some pieces are estimated to be up to 20
Euphiletos_Painter
Body of myths originating in ancient Greece
Attic black-figured amphora depicting Athena being "reborn" from the head of Zeus, who had swallowed her mother Metis, on the right, Eileithyia, the goddess
Greek_mythology
Species of marine animal
Sertulariidae Genus: Abietinaria Species: A. inconstans Binomial name Abietinaria inconstans (Clark, 1877) Synonyms Abietinaria amphora Nutting, 1904
Abietinaria_inconstans
Ancient Roman city
century BCE, has been proposed on the basis of a fragment of a Greco-Italic amphora of that date found inside the podium. This aligns with the comparison of
Cosa
Soviet rock band
Encyclopedia. Popular Music in Leningrad-St Petersburg 1965–2005 . – M.: Amphora, 2007. – 416 p. – ISBN 978-5-367-00362-8 "Rockhell - информационный ресурс
Kino_(band)
Archaeology museum in Okullar Cad. , Sinop
Roman and Byzantine periods. Amphora from these excavations are exhibited in the amphora hall, as well as a replica of an amphora furnace, and a map showing
Sinop_Archaeological_Museum
House museum, Archeological museum, Ethnographic museum in Van, Turkey
Museum Alanya Archaeological Museum Antalya Museum Arslan Eyce Private Amphora Museum Burdur Archaeological Museum Hatay Archaeology Museum Karatepe-Aslantaş
Van_Museum
Syllabic script used for writing Mycenaean Greek
66 in Knossos (Crete). The use of Linear B signs on trade objects like amphora was more widespread. Once the palaces were destroyed, the script disappeared
Linear_B
King of Lydia from 585 or 561 to 547 BC
Croesus on the pyre, Attic red-figure amphora, Louvre (G 197)
Croesus
Greek mythological person
Laius and his 3 companions in the Dictaean Cave, black-figure Attic amphora circa 540 BC, British Museum.
Laius_(Crete)
North-central European culture around 4300–2800 BCE
sequences of variants emerged. In the late 4th millennium BCE, the Globular Amphora culture (GAC) replaced most of the eastern and subsequently also the southern
Funnelbeaker_culture
Greek god of the north wind
her sister, Attic red-figure pointed amphora, 470–460 BC. Boreas detail from an Attic red figure pointed amphora. Boreas and fallen leaves, Evelyn de
Boreas
Archaeological site in Tunisia
located several industrial areas, e.g., metalworking and pottery (e.g., for amphora), which could serve both inner harbors, and ships anchored to the south
Carthage
Symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth
Greek terracotta figurines Kernos Kykeon Loutrophoros Omphalos Panathenaic amphora Rhyton Sacrificial tripod Sceptre Thymiaterion Magic Apotropaic magic Curse
Ouroboros
Imperial dynasty of Russia (1613–1917)
had deteriorated into fragments; pieces of ceramic which appear to be amphoras which were used as containers for acid; iron nails; iron angles; seven
House_of_Romanov
Cooking vessel
water and two tablespoons of olive oil. All the ingredients are put in an amphora that is covered with sealed parchment paper, placed in the embers or the
Tangia
given here with common types: storage and transport vessels, including the amphora, pithos, pelike, hydria, pyxis, mixing vessels, mainly for symposia or
Pottery_of_ancient_Greece
Ancient Iranian shafted weapon
Scythian archer holding a sagaris, as depicted by the vase-painter Euphronios on an Attic red-figure neck amphora (510–500 BC, Louvre)
Sagaris
Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides
Medea kills her son, Campanian red-figure amphora, c. 330 BC, Louvre (K 300).
Medea_(play)
Ancient Greek painted pottery style
scenes on one side, and red-figure on the other. Such vases, e.g. the Belly Amphora by the Andokides Painter (Munich 2301), are called bilingual vases. Although
Red-figure_pottery
Mythological princess of Thebes
the scene is represented on a sixth-century BC Corinthian black-figure amphora now housed in the Louvre. The vase depicts Tydeus brandishing his sword
Ismene
AMPHORA
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AMPHORA
Boy/Male
Hindu
Parvatis and Shiva
Boy/Male
Muslim
Islamic place
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Happy; Intelligent
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord of wealth
Boy/Male
Russian
Gift from God.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Supreme Command
Girl/Female
Arthurian Legend
Name of a queen.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Two Garments
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AMPHORA
n.
A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a haft, wine measure. It was haft the amphora, and four times the congius.
n.
Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.
a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, an amphora.
pl.
of Amphora