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Definition of Amphoras

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 Amphoras 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...
- 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 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...
- Agrotis amphora is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Kashmir. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson...
- 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...
- Griechische Vasenmalerei. Eine Einführung, Theiss, Stuttgart 2002, p. 117f. ISBN 3-8062-1743-2 Media related to Tyrrhenic amphoras at Wikimedia Commons...
- prize amphoras were ****ociated with power, wealth, and prosperity due to this ****ociation with Athena. The standardized versions of these amphoras would...
- Landingham Amphora aegaea Ehrenberg Amphora aequalis Krammer Amphora aestuarii Cleve Amphora affiniformis Levkov Amphora affinis Kützing Amphora africana...
- Phoenician pottery, including amphoras, plates, bowls, tripods, an oil lamp, and various jugs and pitchers. Among the amphoras found are Vuillemot type R-1...
- Iconography of the **** on the Column, The Art Bulletin, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Jun., 1939), pp. 160-178 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Panathenaic amphoras....