In Colombia and Bolivia it is the same as urn, ark, box. It can also mean receptacle, arch. It is a type of long clay vessel, tall, narrow and cylindrical, conical base. It was used by the Greeks and Romans to transport food. Pitcher. It was also an old capacity measure that equaled 24 litres.
Container taller than wide, usually for carrying liquids, with the characteristic of having two handles. It comes to us from Latin and is formed by the two ("two of two, both") feros ( "carry, carry" ) ), although they are voices he took from the Greek where 945 existed; 956; 966; 959; 961; 949; 965; 962; ( amforeus "amphora, with both handles" ).
