The culture is named for its characteristic ceramics, beakers and amphorae with funnel-shaped tops, which were probably used for drinking.
Many artifacts, sculptures and amphorae found in local digs and shipwrecks from the harbour are displayed here.
He mainly painted large format volute "kraters", amphorae, "loutrophoroi" and "hydriai".
There are agricultural settlements, villas, and cemeteries, and the site index includes deposits of amphorae, dolia, and ceramics.
Water poured from the amphorae into the semicircular basin below, then through a bronze masqueron in the form of a lion's head.
Painted amphorae also were used for funerary purposes.
It produced the majority of known vases, mainly neck amphorae and "oinochoai".
Especially amphorae, "lekythoi", "hydriai" and plates were painted.
