October 3, 2026 at 1:24 AM
“and the Israelites replied, saying, please forgive us O Lord, we did not know he would smash OUR amphorae of cooking oil”
September 27, 2026 at 12:26 PM
“and the Israelites replied, saying, please forgive us O Lord, we did not know he would smash OUR amphorae of cooking oil”
An absolutely stunning photo! The 35m-long #Roman shipwreck, along with its cargo of 6,000 (!) amphorae was discovered in 2019 off the coast of the Greek Island of Kefalonia.
It’s one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean.
📷 Ionian Aquarium
It’s one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean.
📷 Ionian Aquarium
June 24, 2026 at 7:16 AM
An absolutely stunning photo! The 35m-long #Roman shipwreck, along with its cargo of 6,000 (!) amphorae was discovered in 2019 off the coast of the Greek Island of Kefalonia.
It’s one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean.
📷 Ionian Aquarium
It’s one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean.
📷 Ionian Aquarium
An absolutely stunning photo! The 35m-long #Roman shipwreck, along with its cargo of 6,000 (!) amphorae was discovered in 2019 off the coast of the Greek Island of Kefalonia.
It’s one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean.
Photo: Ionian Aquarium
🏺 AncientBluesky
It’s one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean.
Photo: Ionian Aquarium
🏺 AncientBluesky
March 31, 2025 at 6:31 AM
An absolutely stunning photo! The 35m-long #Roman shipwreck, along with its cargo of 6,000 (!) amphorae was discovered in 2019 off the coast of the Greek Island of Kefalonia.
It’s one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean.
Photo: Ionian Aquarium
🏺 AncientBluesky
It’s one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean.
Photo: Ionian Aquarium
🏺 AncientBluesky
Terracotta figurine of a camel carrying transport amphorae.
Roman, Egyptian. late 2nd–early 3rd century CE.
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Roman, Egyptian. late 2nd–early 3rd century CE.
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May 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Terracotta figurine of a camel carrying transport amphorae.
Roman, Egyptian. late 2nd–early 3rd century CE.
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-camel-...
Roman, Egyptian. late 2nd–early 3rd century CE.
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-camel-...
For #RomanSiteSaturday let's go to a huge pile of #trash - Monte Testaccio in #Rome. A huge artificial hill located next to the Tiber River. It was made up of millions of broken amphorae (mostly oil amphorae from southern Spain) during the...🧵1/2
🏺 #AncientBluesky #archaeology
🏺 #AncientBluesky #archaeology
February 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
For #RomanSiteSaturday let's go to a huge pile of #trash - Monte Testaccio in #Rome. A huge artificial hill located next to the Tiber River. It was made up of millions of broken amphorae (mostly oil amphorae from southern Spain) during the...🧵1/2
🏺 #AncientBluesky #archaeology
🏺 #AncientBluesky #archaeology
April 30, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Rome just opened two new Metro C stations featuring archaeological finds displayed inside Colosseo/Fori Imperiali,
allowing commuters to experience ancient amphorae and Roman walls during their daily journeys.
allowing commuters to experience ancient amphorae and Roman walls during their daily journeys.
December 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Rome just opened two new Metro C stations featuring archaeological finds displayed inside Colosseo/Fori Imperiali,
allowing commuters to experience ancient amphorae and Roman walls during their daily journeys.
allowing commuters to experience ancient amphorae and Roman walls during their daily journeys.
Keep 'em coming. Zolo can drink enough amphorae of wine to fill several thermae
Thanks @chubbychips.bsky.social for this surprise 😻
Thanks @chubbychips.bsky.social for this surprise 😻
March 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Keep 'em coming. Zolo can drink enough amphorae of wine to fill several thermae
Thanks @chubbychips.bsky.social for this surprise 😻
Thanks @chubbychips.bsky.social for this surprise 😻
What an amazing effort! For my birthday @potsofhistory.bsky.social has made me five...... yes 5.... Roman amphorae
May 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
What an amazing effort! For my birthday @potsofhistory.bsky.social has made me five...... yes 5.... Roman amphorae
How accurately do our devices depict an ancient amphora? Our curator Ben Paites has inspected every version, and the results range from “solid Greek amphora” to “What in the Minecraft?!” Swipe for expert analysis, questionable handles and one surprisingly respectable 9/10. 🏺🧵
September 28, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Honouring all the young tesserae that didn’t grow up to be a mosaic.
A reused amphora housing thousands of loose white tesserae in the House of the Thiasus, #Pompeii.
#MosaicMonday
A reused amphora housing thousands of loose white tesserae in the House of the Thiasus, #Pompeii.
#MosaicMonday
August 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Honouring all the young tesserae that didn’t grow up to be a mosaic.
A reused amphora housing thousands of loose white tesserae in the House of the Thiasus, #Pompeii.
#MosaicMonday
A reused amphora housing thousands of loose white tesserae in the House of the Thiasus, #Pompeii.
#MosaicMonday
Thank you! I did different shapes:
November 16, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Thank you! I did different shapes:
New discovery: A Roman-era shipwreck, believed to date between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, has been discovered approximately three miles off the coast of Mazara del Vallo at a depth of 46 metres. The site comprises a substantial assemblage of amphorae, in association ... 🧵 1/2
August 9, 2026 at 6:31 AM
New discovery: A Roman-era shipwreck, believed to date between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, has been discovered approximately three miles off the coast of Mazara del Vallo at a depth of 46 metres. The site comprises a substantial assemblage of amphorae, in association ... 🧵 1/2
2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck with hundreds of amphorae found off Sicily
A Roman-era shipwreck carrying hundreds of ancient amphorae has been found off Sicily’s southwest coast. The wreck lies about three nautical miles from Mazara del Vallo...
More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/08/roma...
A Roman-era shipwreck carrying hundreds of ancient amphorae has been found off Sicily’s southwest coast. The wreck lies about three nautical miles from Mazara del Vallo...
More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/08/roma...
2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck with hundreds of amphorae found off Sicily | Archaeology News Online Magazine
A 2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck with hundreds of amphorae has been found 46 meters deep off Sicily’s coast.
archaeologymag.com
August 22, 2026 at 12:32 PM
2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck with hundreds of amphorae found off Sicily
A Roman-era shipwreck carrying hundreds of ancient amphorae has been found off Sicily’s southwest coast. The wreck lies about three nautical miles from Mazara del Vallo...
More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/08/roma...
A Roman-era shipwreck carrying hundreds of ancient amphorae has been found off Sicily’s southwest coast. The wreck lies about three nautical miles from Mazara del Vallo...
More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/08/roma...
Unique #crochet pattern for three amphorae - available to download on @LoveCraftsCom: bit.ly/2i5XJAs #amphora #amphorae #archeology
February 26, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Unique #crochet pattern for three amphorae - available to download on @LoveCraftsCom: bit.ly/2i5XJAs #amphora #amphorae #archeology
For #RomanSiteSaturday let's go to a huge pile of #trash - Monte Testaccio in #Rome. A huge artificial hill located next to the Tiber River. It was made up of millions of broken amphorae (mostly oil amphorae from southern Spain) during the first three centuries AD
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August 29, 2026 at 8:13 AM
For #RomanSiteSaturday let's go to a huge pile of #trash - Monte Testaccio in #Rome. A huge artificial hill located next to the Tiber River. It was made up of millions of broken amphorae (mostly oil amphorae from southern Spain) during the first three centuries AD
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Babe wake up old amphorae dropped
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Babe wake up old amphorae dropped
A terracotta figurine of a dromedary carrying two large amphorae on each side of a load frame.
From Egypt, Roman period, 2nd/3rd century AD.
📷 me
The photo was taken at the Caesar and Cleopatra exhibition in Speyer, having been loaned by the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg.
From Egypt, Roman period, 2nd/3rd century AD.
📷 me
The photo was taken at the Caesar and Cleopatra exhibition in Speyer, having been loaned by the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg.
October 30, 2025 at 6:52 AM
A terracotta figurine of a dromedary carrying two large amphorae on each side of a load frame.
From Egypt, Roman period, 2nd/3rd century AD.
📷 me
The photo was taken at the Caesar and Cleopatra exhibition in Speyer, having been loaned by the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg.
From Egypt, Roman period, 2nd/3rd century AD.
📷 me
The photo was taken at the Caesar and Cleopatra exhibition in Speyer, having been loaned by the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg.
Unique #crochet pattern for three amphorae - available to download on @LoveCraftsCom: bit.ly/2i5XJAs #amphora #amphorae #archeology
Amphorae Crochet pattern by Little Conkers | LoveCrafts
Amphorae is a Crochet pattern by Little Conkers, available as a Downloadable PDF and includes instructions in English. Discover more patterns by Little Conkers at LoveCrafts!
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July 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Unique #crochet pattern for three amphorae - available to download on @LoveCraftsCom: bit.ly/2i5XJAs #amphora #amphorae #archeology
July 24, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Amphorae found in Leicester. Amphorae were used to store and import wine, olive oil, fish sauce and other foodstuffs to Britain and elsewhere in the Roman Empire. Now in the Jewry Wall Experience. #FindsFriday
November 21, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Amphorae found in Leicester. Amphorae were used to store and import wine, olive oil, fish sauce and other foodstuffs to Britain and elsewhere in the Roman Empire. Now in the Jewry Wall Experience. #FindsFriday
Today is #WorldEmojiDay! Did you know this is 🏺 an amphora? Amphorae are ancient Greek or Roman vessels used to carry and store liquids like oil or wine. Explore Getty's amphorae gty.art/3RpnIt8
July 17, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Today is #WorldEmojiDay! Did you know this is 🏺 an amphora? Amphorae are ancient Greek or Roman vessels used to carry and store liquids like oil or wine. Explore Getty's amphorae gty.art/3RpnIt8
Japanese design firm Kenji Abe re-invents amphorae
July 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Japanese design firm Kenji Abe re-invents amphorae
1/8 I'm often asked "Why do amphorae have pointed bases?" and as a potter who has now made hundreds of them, I have to say that it's something that I have thought about a lot. For a start they'd be a lot easier to make if they had a flat base. As it is you start throwing from..
November 12, 2024 at 9:39 PM
1/8 I'm often asked "Why do amphorae have pointed bases?" and as a potter who has now made hundreds of them, I have to say that it's something that I have thought about a lot. For a start they'd be a lot easier to make if they had a flat base. As it is you start throwing from..