🏺️ Amphora emoji
HTML
🏺
Unicode
U+1F3FA
What is 🏺️ called?
🏺️ is called the Amphora emoji.
Also known as ancient vase, Greek amphora, or two-handled jar. These terms reflect common wording, regional usage, or how the symbol looks; Unicode’s official name is amphora.
What does 🏺️ mean?
🏺 is officially named amphora. An ancient ceramic vessel with two handles, representing classical antiquity, archaeological heritage, and the sophisticated storage and transport systems of ancient Mediterranean civilizations. The amphora emoji symbolizes historical continuity, cultural preservation, and the enduring influence of ancient technologies that shaped trade and daily life for millennia.
Use it for literal references to amphora and for ancient history, archaeology, classical antiquity, historical artifacts, cultural heritage. An amphora is an ancient two-handled vessel; “Greek vase” is common but not every amphora was Greek. Related choices include 🔪 Kitchen knife and 🫙 Jar.
Other meanings
It can mean ancient history, archaeology, classical antiquity, historical artifacts, cultural heritage. Context determines whether the message is literal, culinary, cultural, practical, or social.
Example Usage
Visiting the museum to see ancient amphoras and artifacts 🏺
The menu or kitchen message uses amphora 🏺
More details
Officially named amphora. Its code point is U+1F3FA. It was introduced in Emoji 1.0.
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Visual description
A tall, narrow ceramic vessel with two curved handles on either side and a pointed bottom, typical of ancient Greek and Roman storage containers.
An amphora is an ancient two-handled vessel; “Greek vase” is common but not every amphora was Greek. Colours, proportions, orientation, and fine details vary by platform.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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