Well, if you’re gonna be like that then maybe a jug would be a better analogue. They were mostly for shipping, sure, but they were designed to be carried, not rolled. In fact, the pointy bottom is good for making sure they don’t roll far on their own.
Also, the term “amphora” refers to the shape, and though most were just about a third of a person’s height, a lot were smaller for table use and for smaller, more valuable fluids.
I kinda like them, to be honest. At first they seem so impractical, but then it slowly dawns on you just how perfect they were for the job. Their main failings are that they are hard to make with glass, and that they are not ideal for industrial use like bottles, barrels and kegs are.
