Amphora sherd of clear green glass, with daubs of white, red - blue paint on the inside, from Culbin Sands, Moray, 1st century AD

Pottery amphora, globular, from Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Pottery amphora, globular, from Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Amphora of thin grey ware with painted inscription 'Atti Secundi ...' on neck, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Restored amphora with slightly elongated neck and rudimentary foot, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Two-handled amphora of reddish ware, with a pointed foot: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Dendera, Roman Period

Amphora (restored) for transporting Spanish fish sauce, from Inchtuthil, Perthshire, 82 - 87 AD

Amphora of clear bluish-green, colourless, yellow and deep red glass and opaque white and black glass: Italian, Venetian, Murano, designed by Ettore Sottsass of Memphis srl, by Toso Vetri d'Arte, 1982

Neck-amphora of pottery painted in black-figure, showing on one side Herakles and Kerberos, and the Recovery of Helen by Menelaus and another warrior on the other: Ancient Mediterranean, Ancient Greek, Attic, by the Painter of Vatican 365, late 6th century BC, c. 540-530 BC

Amphora of black figure pottery with added purple and white and incised details, showing on one side Dionysus, Hermes, a satyr, and maenads and on the other, a battle scene: Ancient Mediterranean, Ancient Greek, Attic, by the Antimenes Painter, late 6th - early 5th century BC, c. 520 BC

Neck-amphora of pottery with black figure decoration depicting Herakles and the Amazons on one side and a scene of departure by two archers on the other : Ancient Mediterranean, Ancient Greek, attributed to the Bompas group (related to the Edinburgh Painter), Attic, 6th century BC, c. 550 - 500 BC

Amphora of pale green glass with bluish tinge, globular body with two dark blue handles and base ring: Ancient Mediterranean, Roman Period, 4th to 5th century AD

Flask or amphora of yellow green blown glass, with tall slighly concave neck and tapering sides, originally decorated with two trailed handles (only one surviving): Ancient Mediterranean, Roman period, 3rd to 4th century AD

Amphora of yellow-green blown glass, with two rod handles applied in pads on shoulders: Ancient Mediterranean, Roman Period, early Imperial, probably first century AD

Amphora of blue-green glass, with two deep blue-green handles and decorated with deep blue-green trails on neck and zigzag pattern on body: Ancient Mediterranean, found at Hebron, Palestine: Roman period, 4th to 5th century AD