What were ancient (B.C.) wine bottles made of?

Question

What other uses of leather were there in ancient times?

Answer 1

In ancient times wine was stored in clay pots called amphoras. The bottom of this vessel was never flat but pointed or knob-like. Bars had special stands to hold the 40L (Greek) or 26L (Roman) amphoras, and even then they tended to be cumbersome to handle. While there is some evidence of hollow glass vessels dating back to 1500 BC in the Middle East, most credit the Romans with inventing the art of glassblowing. In 300 AD the Romans used glass bottles for serving wine, but not for storing. At the time of course, bottle sizes, thickness and quality varied from glass-blower to glass-blower, and glass was still too fragile to withstand transport. The fragile nature of early glass containers is highlighted in 15th century Italy, who at that time was the leader in glass technology. Their glass was so fragile, however, that they wrapped it in straw to avoid breakage (i.e. the Chianti bottles we are familiar with today, actually needed that straw to survive).

Answer 2

Wine bottles were usually made of clay, not leather. The Greeks shipped them in amphoras, which were large clay jars with handles at the top. As to leather, of course they used it for sandals and thongs, and probably anything else they could think of.

Answer 3

They were made ofe clay or oiled leather. The leather had the advantage of being able to flatten once the wine had been drunk.

Answer 4

They were clay pots or animal skins

like greek amphorae and the gallic wineskins that are still in use today in france, spain and mexico.

Answer 5

Ancient wine was kept in amphorae (ceramic containers) or in wineskins.

Answer 6

Depends which part of the world. In Sumer for xample, they were made of clay or mud

Answer 7

Clay pottery maybe?

Answer 8

clay