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amphorae

  • plural
    of amphora.
    amphora
    noun
    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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Another 1st or 2nd Century BC vessel was found north-west of Rome in 2023, again laden with hundreds of amphorae.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

This 115-foot hill is actually an artificial mound, made up of fragments of millions of clay amphorae.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2025

This dietary change was linked to the creation of small cups and handled amphorae.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024

Both wine and olive oil, as well as other goods, were usually shipped in amphorae.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Many of the amphorae were covered with written notations, which indicated previous uses such as storing olives or lentils.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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