amphora, ancient vessel form used as a storage jar and one of the principal vessel shapes in Greek pottery, a two-handled pot with a neck narrower than the body. There are two types of amphora: the neck amphora, in which the neck meets the body at a sharp angle; and the one-piece amphora, in which the neck and body form a continuous curve. The first is common from the Geometric period (c.900 bc) to the decline of Greek pottery; the second appeared in the 7th century bc. The height of amphorae varies from large Geometric vases of 5 feet (1.5 metres) to examples of 12 inches (30 centimetres) or even smaller (the smallest are called amphoriskoi). The average normal height is about 18 inches (45 centimetres). Amphorae, which survive in great numbers, were used as storage and transport vessels for olives, cereal, oil, and wine (the wine amphora was a standard Attic measure of about 41 quarts [39 litres]) and, in outsize form, for funerals and as grave markers. Wide-mouthed, painted amphorae were used as decanters and were given as prizes.
Black Figure Neck Amphora
Red Figure Neck Amphora
The first one is my favorite because of the color of the amphora and how the neck of the vase is constructed.
ReplyDeletei like the last one because it looks like a trophy and has a bunch of different texture on it.
ReplyDeleteDylan Cox
I like the first one because of the neck it has. The history behind these are really cool, and the people fighting on them are very interesting.
ReplyDeleteMeg Hardin
i like the first one because the handles are unique
ReplyDeleteI like the last piece because it has a lot of detail.
ReplyDeleteTaylor Gordy
I like the second one because the dark coloring/pigment brings out the detail of the people with bow & arrows and it has a cool neck to it!
ReplyDeleteI like the looks of the second one the best, but the first one is more interesting to me. I recognize it as Achilles killing a girl named Penthesilea who came from the Amazon to fight for the Trojans in the Trojan war. Achilles killed her but when he lifted her helmet up he saw that she a beautiful girl and he fell in love with her and gave her body back to her people, unharmed, as an act of respect so she could be properly buried.
ReplyDeletei like the second one because it is more open and the handles look cool the way they come out- MOE
ReplyDeleteI like the second one the best because of the details and unique shape.
ReplyDeletei like the first one because of the detail and the picture of the two people fighting
ReplyDeleteI like the first one better because its shape and the coloring makes the details on it stand out more
ReplyDelete-Rebecca Ennis
I like the first one, or the neck amphora, because it looks more detailed and difficult.
ReplyDelete- Chloe DeZoort
i like the first one because it is very detailed and abstract not like anything ive ever seen. -CG
ReplyDeleteI like the neck amphora (first one) because it has a prettier shape that looks kind of like a heart. Also the handles are cute.
ReplyDeletecollier
I like the first one the most because of all the shapes and details that are shown.
ReplyDeleteI really like the first one because of all the shapes that are on it
ReplyDeleteBenjamin Ryle
I like the first one because of how many different shapes are on it and how much intuition it took to make it
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