amphora

n. two-handled jar used in ancient Greece and Rome

This article is about the type of container. For other uses, see Amphora (disambiguation). An amphora (plural: amphorae or amphoras) is a type of ceramic vase with two handles and a long neck narrower than the body. Amphorae first appeared on the Lebanese-Syrian coast around the 15th century BC and spread around the ancient world, being used by the ancient Greeks and Romans as the principal means for transporting and storing grapes, olive oil, wine, oil, olives, grain, fish, and other commodities. They were produced on an industrial scale from Greek times and used around the Mediterranean until about the 7th century. Wooden and skin containers seem to have supplanted amphorae thereafter.
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Noun
1. an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine
(hypernym) jar

(n.)
Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.
  

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amphora| pitcher| two handled earthenware jar; a capacity of ~30 liters