pseudamphora

[ soo-dam-fer-uh ]

noun

, plural pseud·am·pho·rae [soo-, dam, -f, uh, -ree].

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pseudamphora¹

pseud- + amphora