amphora

How to use amphora in a sentence

• Back and forth from Libya to the south, to Sicily and Rome to the east, sail-driven merchant vessels carried olive oil, cheeses, charcuterie and wine often stored in massive terra-cotta amphoras.

  In France, Narbonne takes a turn in the international spotlight | Sylvie Bigar | October 29, 2021 | Washington Post

• The arak is then rested for several months in locally made clay amphora—clay pots traditionally used for arak production in a region where oak was scarce.

  Reinventing the World’s Oldest Spirit for the Modern Drinker | Wayne Curtis | June 7, 2021 | The Daily Beast

• Some of the blend spent some of that time in cement egg-shaped vessels and terra-cotta amphorae.

  This $14 Italian red is a gem that invites a pairing with a pot roast or pasta | Dave McIntyre | February 12, 2021 | Washington Post

• And by the time the last American troops pulled out in 2011, the Iraqi amphora might not have looked like new.

  Iraq Is Not Our War Anymore. Let It Be Iran’s Problem. | Christopher Dickey | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

• The first vase in the engraving on the following page, which is exactly the shape of the classic amphora, is over three feet high.

  The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow