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What is an amphora?

What is an amphora? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (countable) A two-handled jar with a narrow neck that was used in ancient times to store or carry wine or oils.
  2. One of various units for measuring liquid or volume during the Roman Empire, measuring between 18.5 and 39 litres depending on the variant.
  3. An at sign (@).
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But we do know about various containers for transport used for the commonly eaten foodstuffs, especially the amphora, which had pointed bottoms.
Olive oil, wine and exotic fruits from the Mediterranean area were the foods most commonly imported in amphora.
They paired the gravitas of ancient amphora with the strident lines of a computer-controlled machinery.
All publications of amphora stamps must include an index mentioning fabricants, eponyms, months and emblems.
There is a scene drawn on the body of the amphora, of two wreaths of lotus blossoms and palmettos on the amphora's body.
And at a site called the Canyons we came across what appeared to be the lip and handle of an amphora.

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