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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 24829216, member: 87809&quot;]Both are holding vessels, however, a hydria has three handles (as I wrote in the OP) while an amphora is a two-handled pot with a neck narrower than the body. There are two types of amphora: the neck amphora, in which the neck meets the body at a sharp angle; and the one-piece amphora, in which the neck and body form a continuous curve (see <a href="https://www.britannica.com/art/amphora-pottery" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britannica.com/art/amphora-pottery" rel="nofollow">https://www.britannica.com/art/amphora-pottery</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>Like many Greek vases, the hydria typically had a lid that is seldom preserved. This cover could be quite tall and taper to a point. When a hydria was used as an urn, the lid might be made of another material, such as lead, that was&nbsp; flattened over the rim of the vessel.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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