What is Amphora?
[[File:Amphorae stacking.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Amphorae on display in Bodrum Castle, Turkey]] [[File:Anforagrega-atenas.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Greek amphora, showing the goddess [[Athena]]]] In [[Ancient Greece]] and [[Ancient Rome]], '''amphoras''' were used to transport liquids or [[grain]]. Amphores had two handles, used for carrying. Amphoras existed in different sizes, between 5 [[litre]]s and 50 litres. They were made of [[clay]], or [[metal]]. Cargo ships for liquids were full of amphorae. Most of the amphoras that now exist were made in old times of [[Ancient Greece]] and [[Ancient Rome]]. However, many were made long before then. Some amphoras date from as far back as 4500 [[BCE]]. Some varieties have been found in [[ancient China]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/asia/p/pottery_amphora.aspx |title=British Museum - Pottery amphora |work=britishmuseum.org |access-date=November 28, 2010 |archive-date=December 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216092947/http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/asia/p/pottery_amphora.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{wiktionary|амфора}} {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:Ancient Rome]] [[Category:Ancient Greek pottery]]