Amphora Paper Cutter

Region: Thassos
Material: BrassWeight: 50 g
Dimensions (LxHxW): 19.2 cm x 2.5 cm x 1 cm
Gross Weight: 150 g
Includes: Gift Wrapping - Description Greek & English
Date: Mid 4th century BC

Amphora paper cutter in solid brass. The wine transport amphora is from the island of Thassos, from the 4th century BC. The amphorae were clay and were used for the transport and storage of various products, but mainly for the storage of wine, olive oil or other aromatic oils. They were used throughout the Mediterranean, even in prehistoric times.

The amphora was an oval-shaped vessel. It was usually made with vertical handles on both sides of the vessel. Since the Bronze Age, amphorae were used in the Mediterranean and were a means of transporting and storing grapes, olive oil, wine, fish, cereals and other goods throughout Greece. The amphorae were quite tall and pointed. The base of the vessels could be buried in the ground, thus making it easier to store goods. Their shape varied from region to region, which helps us determine the place of manufacture.

In Nea Koutali, the refugees of 1922 were almost exclusively engaged in sponge fishing and processing. The Museum of Nautical Tradition and Sponge Fishing of Nea Koutali presents the nautical tradition of the refugees from the island of Koutali in the Propontis, before their uprooting, sponge fishing and the processing of sponges and the archaeological collection of Nea Koutali, which consists of objects collected by sponge fishermen from the depths of the sea.

The amphora is exhibited at the Historical Archive - Museum of Hydra (IAMY) in Hydra and at the Museum of Nautical Tradition and Sponge Fishing of Nea Koutali, located on the border island of Limnos, in the village of Nea Koutali.