BLACK AMPHORA from the 1850s and sourced

from the 1850s and sourced from Yorkshire

traditionally made with grappa

flattened conical shape with a level base and a smooth

This is a style atypical to usual design

having been formed nearly 300 million years ago

BLACK AMPHORA from the 1850s and sourcedThis early 20th century amphora style vase originates from Reading, England. The town is located near Silchester, a once ancient Roman inland port where many remnants of the famed civilisations pottery have been found. This specific vase has an elongated neck and a shorter, more stout body with an almost winged pair of handles, both longer and wider for its size and unusual shape. The amphora may have been painted black to imitate the classical forms