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Amphora

Amphora is something you build in the world in Project Zomboid, not an item you carry. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Amphora at a glance

Amphora icon

Buildable Pottery

You build it from the building menu. No skill needed.

TypeBuildable
CategoryPottery
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What it is and how to use it

Amphora is built in place, so it never sits in your inventory like a normal item. Gather the materials and tools in the recipe below, stand where you want it, and place it from the building menu.

More: Base building · Pottery and kilns · Recipe database.

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Moving it, placing it and taking it apart

It weighs 200 when you carry it. It holds up to 300 of liquid.

Weight when carried200
Size1 tile
Liquid capacity300

See base building for how furniture mode works.

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Item ID

Use the item ID in admin tools and mods.

Item IDType
Base.AmphoraBuildable
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

How to make it

RecipeIngredients (used up)Tools (kept)Requirements
Amphora
Built in the world
10 × Claya mason's trowelNo skill needed

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Quick answers

How do you build Amphora in Project Zomboid?

From the building menu. It uses: 10 × Clay. No skill needed.

What is the item ID for Amphora?

Base.Amphora.

Names, IDs and recipes from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid. Furniture and tile details from PZwiki (CC BY-SA).