Praxis II Art Content Knowledge Free Test Prep

Answer - A - The amphora was a piece of Greek pottery that was most likely designed to be portable and to store provisions like wine or oil.

Key Takeaway: A very significant amount of what modern humans know about Greek painting is derived from pottery. Painted pottery in Greece, however, was often both decorative and functional. Most pots were even designed for a specific purpose and were shaped as such. The small, shallow krater was a bowl that was used for mixing wine with water. The kylix was a drinking cup and often displaced painted scenes on the flat bottom. Lastly, the amphora usually stored provisions, such as wine, water, or oil, and had a large enough opening to fit a ladle.