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am•pho•ra



Pronunciation: (am'fur-u), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -pho•raePronunciation: (-fu-rē"), [key] -pho•ras. Gk. and Rom. Antiq.
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. Cf. pelike, stamnos.

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