Amphora is an English word with synonyms like jar. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Amphora meaning
- A large, two-handled vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.
- A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 80 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 26 L although differing slightly over time.
- A Roman unit of ship capacity, similar to tonnage.
Synonyms of Amphora
Using Amphora
- The main meaning on this page is: A large, two-handled vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil. | A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 80 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 26 L although differing slightly over time. | A Roman unit of ship capacity, similar to tonnage.
- Useful related words include: jar.
- In the example corpus, amphora often appears in combinations such as: the amphora, neck amphora, amphora in.
Context around Amphora
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 11 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Amphora
- In this selection, "amphora" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, neck, greek, wine, types, held and quadrantal stand out and add context to how "amphora" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a huge amphora like vase and a neck amphora the handles. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "amphora" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with amphora
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Amphora suggested to be Achilles riding Chiron. (7 words)
In all, approximately 66 distinct types of amphora have been identified. (11 words)
A stamp usually was applied to the amphora at a partially dry stage. (13 words)
It may have been added to mend a break in antiquity or after, or the result of a conversion from an original amphora form (paralleled by a similar blue-glass cameo vessel from Pompeii ) - it was definitely attached to the bottom from at least 1826. (45 words)
Greek amphora types Various different types of amphorae were popular at different times: Neck amphora (c. 6th-5th century BC) On a neck amphora, the handles are attached to the neck, which is separated from the belly by an angular carination. (41 words)
There was a significant degree of standardisation in some variants; the wine amphora held a standard measure of about 39 litres (41 US qt), giving rise to the amphora quadrantal as a unit of measure in the Roman Empire. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Greek amphora types Various different types of amphorae were popular at different times: Neck amphora (c. 6th-5th century BC) On a neck amphora, the handles are attached to the neck, which is separated from the belly by an angular carination.
There was a significant degree of standardisation in some variants; the wine amphora held a standard measure of about 39 litres (41 US qt), giving rise to the amphora quadrantal as a unit of measure in the Roman Empire.
Two principal types of amphorae existed: the neck amphora, in which the neck and body meet at a sharp angle; and the one-piece amphora, in which the neck and body form a continuous curve.
An amphora that is part of the Panagyurishte Treasure from the National Historical Museum, Bulgaria, displayed in Luxury & Power: Persia to Greece at the British Museum.
Overhead shots of the area captured a large military camp under construction alongside a line of black tents adjacent to some towers, fronted by wooden platforms and stone blocks as well as a stockpile of chests, amphora and munitions.
Step forward Amphora, medical science graduate Cong Cong Bo’s shop and bar named for the ceramic vessel probably most famous for its role in ageing Georgian orange wines.
A spokesman for the event said: "We as Colchester Amphora Trading Ltd will be working with Oktoberfest in 2024.
Centre-stage on the kitchen table is a huge, amphora-like vase designed by the New York-based photographer Martyn Thompson, whom Johnson approached ‘because I loved his use of colour and light’.
Tuzla Municipality’s Maritime and Shipyards Coordinator Gökhan Karakaş noted the amphora likely carried olive oil or wine.
Additionally, findings from a recent survey conducted in a month 1024 U.S. healthcare providers revealed that Amphora if approved would be their second most commonly prescribed birth control just behind The Pill.
A raid in the suspects' residence revealed four ancient amphorae, the top part of an amphora, a large plate made of clay, an oil dispenser of clay and a green-varnished clay vase.
We're also working to expand the Amphora value proposition beyond the estimated $1.2 billion U.S. market opportunity.
Amphora suggested to be Achilles riding Chiron.
Ancient Rome Large late Geometric Attic amphora, c. 725–700 BC By the Roman period utilitarian amphorae were normally the only type produced.
A stamp usually was applied to the amphora at a partially dry stage.
For the most part, however, an amphora was tableware, or sat close to the table, was intended to be seen, and was finely decorated as such by master painters.
In all, approximately 66 distinct types of amphora have been identified.
It may have been added to mend a break in antiquity or after, or the result of a conversion from an original amphora form (paralleled by a similar blue-glass cameo vessel from Pompeii ) - it was definitely attached to the bottom from at least 1826.
On a fifth-century amphora in the Ashmolean Museum (her fig.71) the half-figure of Pandora emerges from the ground, her arms upraised in the epiphany gesture, to greet Epimetheus.
Once the amphora was complete, the maker then treated the interior with resin that would prevent permeation of stored liquids.
Common combinations with amphora
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the amphora 5×
- neck amphora 3×
- amphora in 3×
- an amphora 3×
- amphora was 2×
- of amphora 2×