AMPHORA, usually an earthenware vessel used by the an cient Greeks and Romans and so named from having a handle on each side of the neck (Gr. 64.41., on both sides; (Opal', to carry). Amphorae either rested on a foot, or ended in a point so that they had to be fixed in the ground. The amphora was a standard measure of capacity among both Greeks and Romans, the Attic containing nearly nine gallons, and the Roman about six.