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Amphora
Antiquity
Europe
AL3281
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.
Datasheet
- Type: Storage container
- Place of origin: Italy
- Materials and techniques: Terracotta
- Date: circa 350 BCE
- Dimensions: 41 x 25 cm
- Weight 3.8 kg