pseudamphora

 [soo-dam-fer-uh]  

pseud·am·pho·ra

   [soo-dam-fer-uh]
noun, plural pseud·am·pho·rae  [-fuh-ree] .
a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
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Also called stirrup jar, stirrup vase.

Origin:
pseud- + amphora
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