Ancient Greek Minoan Amphora Fisherman Handmade Ceramic Pottery Vase Small Height: 4.7 inches (12cm)-6 inches (15.5 cm) Diameter: 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) Weight:0.6 lbs (280gr)- 0.82 lbs (376 gr) Material: Ceramic Hand Painted The Fisherman Fresco from Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini). The male may actually be a youth offering fish as part of a religious ceremony rather than a fisherman Aged look with textured surface! Τhe colors, the size and the painting may differ from the photos because the product is completely handmade. Our Greek pottery items are handmade and handpainted in Greece using natural quality materials, superb craftsmanship and attention to detail. An amphora (/ˈæmfərə/; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς, amphoreús; English plural: amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) against each other in storage rooms and packages, tied together with rope and delivered by land or sea. The size and shape have been determined from at least as early as the Neolithic Period. Amphora is a type of ceramic vase with two handles and a long neck narrower than the body. The word amphora is Latin, derived from the Greek amphoreus, referring to the vessel's two carrying handles on opposite sides. Amphorae were used in vast numbers for the transport and storage of various products, both liquid and dry, but mostly for wine. They are most often ceramic, but examples in metals and other materials have been found. Versions of the amphorae were one of many shapes used in Ancient Greek vase painting.