Amphora
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An amphora (plural: amphorae or amphoras) is a type of ceramic vase with two handles and a long neck narrower than the body.
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See also
- Ancient Roman pottery
- Carinate
- Lionel Casson, scholar of the contents of shipwrecked amphorae
- Maritime archaeology
- Ayla-Axum Amphoras
- Monte Testaccio
- Pottery of Ancient Greece
- Stirrup jar, a two-handled amphora whose opposing handles connect the aperture to the sides of the vessel
- Zafar, Yemen
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