BLACK AMPHORA and other foods

and other foods

with deep curvature and a tight rattan weave

A black hand turned clay vase

when light is casted off of the vase

While the other two jars from this set still maintain their original chemist label

BLACK AMPHORA and other foodsThis 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