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Definitions of amphora in various dictionaries:
noun - an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck
adj - a narrow-necked jar used in ancient Greece [n -RAE or -RAS] : AMPHORAL
AMPHORA - An amphora (Greek: , amphoréus; English plural: amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container of a characteristic shape and size, descending from at ...
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| A two-handled jar with a narrow neck used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to carry wine or oil. |
| a tall ancient Greek or Roman jar or jug with two handles and a narrow neck. |
| an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck used to hold oil or wine |
| a long, narrow clay container with two handles, wider at the top than at the base, that was used in ancient times especially for storing oil or wine |
| A tall ancient Greek or Roman jar or jug with two handles and a narrow neck. |
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An amphora (Greek: , amphoréus; English plural: amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container of a characteristic shape and size, descending from at least as early as the Neolithic Period. Amphorae were used in vast numbers for the transport and storage of various products, both liquid and dry, but mostly for wine. They are most often ceramic, but examples in metals and other materials have been found. Versions of the amphorae were one of many shapes used in Ancient Greek vase painting. * The amphora complements the large storage container, the pithos, which makes available capacities between one-half and two and one-half tons. In contrast, the amphora holds under a half-ton, typically less than 50 kilograms (100 lbs). The bodies of the two types have similar shapes. Where the pithos may have multiple small loops or lugs for fastening a rope harness, the amphora has two expansive handles joining the shoulder of the body and a long neck. The necks of pithoi are wide for scooping or bucke |