amphora
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fər noun, plural am·pho·rae [am-fuh-ree] , am·pho·ras. Greek and Roman Antiquity.
[am-fuh-ree] , am·pho·ras. Greek and Roman Antiquity. a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games.
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| —n , pl -phorae, -phoras | |
| an ancient Greek or Roman two-handled narrow-necked jar for oil, wine, etc | |
| [C17: from Latin, from Greek amphoreus, from | |
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Word Origin & History
amphora
early 14c., "two-handled vessel for holding wine, oil, etc.," from L. amphora from Gk. amphoreus, contraction of amphiphoreus, from amphi- "on both sides" + phoreus "bearer," related to pherein "to bear" (see infer). Also a liquid measure in the ancient world, in Gk. equal
to 9 gallons, in Rome to 6 gallons, 7 pints.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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amphora
ancient Roman unit of capacity for grain and liquid products equal to 48 sextarii and equivalent to about 27.84 litres (7.36 U.S. gallons). The term amphora was borrowed from the Greeks, who used it to designate a measure equal to about 34 litres (9 U.S. gallons).
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The handles of the amphora are solid silver panthers.
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