Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Amphora

Amphora ({not transcribed}) , noun

[Latin, from Greek 'amforey`s, 'amforey`s, a jar with two handles; 'amfi` + forey`s bearer, fe`rein to bear. Compare Ampul.]

Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.