雙耳瓶(英語:Amphora,古希臘語:ἀμφορεύς)是一類陶瓷瓶,具有兩隻把手以及細長的頸部結構。雙耳瓶首先在前15世紀出現於今敘利亞地區,然後傳播到世界各地,被古希臘人、古羅馬人用於運送與存儲葡萄、酒、橄欖油、食用油、穀物、橄欖、魚類等。後來,人們生產了一些高品質的手繪雙耳瓶,用於大量社會禮儀用途。這些雙耳瓶不同於其他強調功能的雙耳瓶,裝飾更具藝術性,常被用作獎勵。
參考閱讀
- "Amphora" The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology. Timothy Darvill. Oxford University Press, 2002.
- "Amphora." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2006
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