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Drinking Vessels Personal Hygiene |
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Ceremonial General Storage |
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Description of Item
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Large mixing bowl, open form, used to mix wine and water Types: Volute – Swirling handle, curls above rim
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Column Krater
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Large mixing bowl, open form, used to mix wine and water Types: Column – Handles straight to rim
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Calyx Krater
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Large mixing bowl, open form, used to mix wine and water Types: Calyx – Handles flex upward from lower portion of body
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Bell Krater
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Large mixing bowl, open form, used to mix wine and water Types: Bell- Shape like a Bell.
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Storage vessel for liquids and solids, frequently used to store mone, for example. Tends to have widest point at shoulder. Contrasted with amphora by its broad mouth and short neck.
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Vase for keeping wine cool. Larger at top and narrower at bottom to facilitate floating in Krater. Could be double chambered (like a thermos) to help keep wine cool.
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Water jar. Three handles, two vertical loops for carrying, and one vertical for pouring. Ovoid body.
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A bag shaped amphora
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Pitcher. Rim is trefoil (pinched to create a spout). Mentioned in literature as a unit of measure
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Two-handled drinking cup with a deep bowl and high foot. Loop handles rise high above rim. A more traditional style than the Kylix
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Two vertical loop handles on each side. Shallow bowl with a high foot. The stereotypical drinking cup at symposia.
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Deep cup, very low foot with two small handles.
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Shallow bowl with no handles and a thumb-like indentation or boss in the center. Usually associated with women’s rites.
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Drinking horn, animal shaped, used to aeriate wine.
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Extended neck and flaring rim. Very tall vessel given to maidens at marriage. Used to pour water for ablutions before marriage. Funeral markers for women who did not survive to marriageable age.
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Type of Pot
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Squat Lekythos
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Small jar. Could be conical or squat. The conical one is older. Oil jar, large funnel spout. Small hole in the center and the edges of the rim are very sharply cut to control the flow of oil. Variant has a wider funnel mouth. Funeral vase, used to pour libations to chthonic spirits. One handled, narrow neck, and deep mouth.
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Conically ovoid, no handles. Associated with women. Holds oil or perfume. Very small jar.
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Globular, very small. Used by male athletes, to anoint themselves before working out in the gymnasia.
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Open box with a lid, round or otherwise. Small stand type foot. Used to hold cosmetics. Very small.
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Vase with a turned in rim, high foot, wide mouth and a lid. Also used to hold cosmetics.
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Large, open, globular pot. Seems to be connected with bathing. Scenes show use for mixing wine as well.
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Gamikos Lebes
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Lebes on a stand, generally associated with marriage rites or very large drinking parties.
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Two handled generally large storage container. In temples used to store tribute to the gods. In trade used to transport oil and wine.
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Prepared by Mark Stephan and Brian Quirk 2/98
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