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Why did Greek amphorae have pointed bottoms?

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Amphorae varied in design and not all of them had pointed bottoms. The German archaeologist Heinrich Dressel identified 45 distinctively different types of amphorae. read more

Amphorae varied in design and not all of them had pointed bottoms. The German archaeologist Heinrich Dressel identified 45 distinctively different types of amphorae. Types 28-31 had flat bottoms (I should also mention the pelike, which is a flat-bottomed vase with two handles similar to an amphora). read more

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