Amphora

Datasheet
Type of object
Amphora
Origin
Italy
Technique and material

Terracotta

Date
400 - 300 BCE
Dimensions
40 x 24 cm

In Antiquity, amphorae were considered as throwaway food containers. Once emptied, they were sometimes reused as building material or even as a small coffin yet, most of the time, they were simply thrown away.