An amphora(/ˈæmfərə/; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς was the volume's unit of measurement in the Greco-Roman era. The term amphora comes from the ancient Greece where people used a tall jar looking container with two opposed handles near the top mostly made of ceramic, amphora literally means "two handled". An amphora is equal to 48 sextarii which is about 34 litres or 9 gallons in the US customary units and 7.494 gallons in the imperial system of units. The French amphora, also called the minot de Paris, is 1/8 muid or one cubic pied du roi and therefore ∼34 litres.