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Definition of AMPHORA

Amphora
Amphora Am"pho*ra, n.; pl. Amophor[ae]. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a jar with two handles; ? + ? bearer, ? to bear. Cf. Ampul.] Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.

Meaning of AMPHORA from wikipedia

- boxes, or other symbols. An amphora (/ˈæmfərə/; Ancient Gr****: ἀμφορεύς, romanized: amp****ús; English pl. amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container with...
- AMPHORA ("AutoMated Phylogenomic infeRence Application") is an open-source bioinformatics workflow. AMPHORA2 uses 31 bacterial and 104 archaeal phylogenetic...
- Look up amphora in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Amphora may refer to: Amphora, a type of ceramic vase with two handles, used for the transportation...
- Landingham Amphora aegaea Ehrenberg Amphora aequalis Krammer Amphora aestuarii Cleve Amphora affiniformis Levkov Amphora affinis Kützing Amphora africana...
- The Dipylon Amphora (also known as Athens 804) is a large Ancient Gr**** painted vase, made around 760–750 BC, and is now held by the National Archaeological...
- An amphora (/ˈæmfərə/; Ancient Gr****: ἀμφορεύς) was the unit of measurement of volume in the Greco-Roman era. The term amphora comes from ancient Greece...
- The Baratti amphora is a silver amphora, possibly from Antioch and dating to the late fourth century AD. It is a unique artistic masterpiece discovered...
- The Eleusis Amphora is an ancient Gr**** neck amphora, now in the Archaeological Museum of Eleusis, that dates back to the Middle Protoattic (c. 650–625...
- The Globular Amphora culture (GAC, German: Kugelamp****n-Kultur (KAK); c. 3400–2800 BC, is an archaeological culture in Central Europe. Marija Gimbutas...
- around 660 BC. The Horse Amphora is the oldest known Melian Amphora and is among the largest examples of the type. The amphora is 88 centimetres high,...