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Is amphora Greek or Latin?
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An amphora, a two-handled pot with a large body and a narrow neck, is a Greek form of pottery. It was largely used for storage. You can shop a collection of amphoras from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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Large Greek Amphora Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A large circa 1920s hand painted and glazed Greek-revival ceramic amphora converted to lamp.
Category
Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair! Mid Century Modern Greek Amphora Plaster Lamps Baby Blue & White 1950s MCM
By Guido Gambone
Located in Peoria, AZ
PAIR
MID CENTURY MODERN
TABLE LAMPS
GREEK AMPHORA DESIGN
BABY BLUE WITH WHITE ACCENTS
DIMENSIONS: 28" x 17" EACH
This pair of mid century table lamps are simply stunning!
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
$7,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ancient Greek Amphora with the myth of Hercules fighting Triton
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Amphora with the myth of Hercules fighting Triton
Greece, Attica c. 520 BC
- Attributed to the Priam Painter by J.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Vases
Materials
Pottery
Antique Print of Greek Ceramics 'Amphora' by Genick, 1883
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Amphora'. Color-printed large lithograph by Ernst Wasmuth depicting a Greek Amphora.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of Greek Ceramics 'Amphora' by Genick, 1883
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Amphora'. Color-printed large lithograph by Ernst Wasmuth depicting a Greek Amphora.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
Albert Genick, a Lithographic Print of an Ancient Greek Vase, an Amphora
Located in Downingtown, PA
Depicting an ancient Greek amphora, this piece is Plate VI from the seminal folio Griechische Keramik by Albert Genick, printed in Berlin in 1883 by Ernst Wasmuth.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Revival Prints
Materials
Paper
