pseudamphora

noun

pseud·​amphora

(ˈ)süd+

: a Mycenaean vase with a spheroidal body, an arched handle at the top supported by a false neck, and a spout in the shoulder

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pseud- + amphora

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