The Antiquarium, amphoras, Pompeii, Italy, 2009. Ceramic storage containers for the transport and storage of various products, both liquid and dry, but mostly for wine. The Roman city of Pompeii was buried under 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 feet) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
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