{"id":20725,"date":"2024-10-18T01:24:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T01:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtual-museum-syria.org\/damascus\/?p=20725"},"modified":"2025-09-21T00:37:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T00:37:25","slug":"amphora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtual-museum-syria.org\/damascus\/amphora\/","title":{"rendered":"Amphora"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amphora<\/h2><\/div>
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Description<\/em><\/h3><\/div>
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Three kilometers off the coast near Tartus sits the island of <\/span>Arwad. Known as Arados in antiquity, it was active in the maritime trade of the Mediterranean throughout its history. This amphora, a vestige of the island’s role, was dis<\/span>covered in a wreck recently excavated by a Japanese team. The shells encrusted in the surface of the amphora are evidence of its long stay underwater. This type of con<\/span>tainer was very practical, since its tapered shape meant that the weight of its contents was evenly distributed over <\/span>the entire surface of the walls, rather than concentrated <\/span>at the base, which might have given way when the container was handled. As well, amphorae were easy to stack <\/span>against the sloped walls of a ship’s hold.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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    Site: ARWAD<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

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    Date: 1200 B.C<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

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    Material: Ceramic <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

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    Item Dimensions: 70 x 32 cm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

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    National Museum Of Damascus (2011) – Museum Number: DAMASCUS 19647<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

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    VMS Code: Dam 082-2<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>

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