amphora

type of storage container standard to ancient Mediterranean society
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amphora

Summary

amphora has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • amphora is a type of container[2].
  • amphora is a type of visual artwork[3].
  • amphora is a type of Greek vases[4].
  • amphora is a type of pottery of ancient Greece[5].
  • amphora is a type of vessel[6].
  • amphora is a type of archaeological artefact[7].
  • amphora's Commons category is recorded as Amphoras[8].
  • amphora's Unicode character is recorded as 🏺[9].
  • amphora's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Amphorae[10].
  • amphora's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • amphora's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[12].
  • amphora's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • amphora's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[14].
  • amphora's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • amphora's described by source is recorded as Diccionario del español de México[16].
  • amphora's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • amphora's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[18].
  • amphora's different from is recorded as Amphora[19].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include container[2], visual artwork[3], Greek vases[4], pottery of ancient Greece[5], vessel[6], and archaeological artefact[7].

Why It Matters

amphora has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] amphora is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [19] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0422012-amfory
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0422012-amfory, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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