The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dolium \Do"li*um\, n. [L. large jar.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of large univalve mollusks, including the partridge shell and tun shells.
Wiktionary
n. (context history archaeology English) A large earthenware vessel used for the storage and transportation of goods in the ancient Western Mediterranean.
Wikipedia
A dolium (plural: dolia) is a large earthenware vase or container used in ancient Roman times for storage or transportation of goods. It's similar to Qvevri which is widely used for wine farming in Georgia to this day. Ostia Antica.
Usage examples of "dolium".
As she walked with Dolia Isabela into the house, Casey remembered that, according to Luke, the d'Montoyas knew nothing about this time-travel adventure.
Cato says, the master of a family (patremfamilias) must have in his rustic villa "cellam oleariam, vinariam, dolia multa, uti lubeat caritatem expectare, et rei, et virtuti, et gloriae erit," that is, "an oil and wine cellar, many casks, so that it may be pleasant to expect hard times.