The shape is similar to an amphora and was often used for the storage of liquids.

 

Literature: J. Falconer and T. Mannack, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain, Fascicule 19: Winchester College (Oxford, 2002), p. 20, plate 15.7

Provenance: Probably from Amathus, given to Winchester College by the British Museum in 1895

Location: Treasury, Gallery 3