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Loutrophoroi

Scope note

Tall and slender vessels with an elongated neck and a flaring mouth, usually in the form of an amphora with two handles, but sometimes in the form of a hydria with three handles; often given as gifts at weddings. Common in Black-figure pottery of the late 6th century BCE.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000198900

Broader Terms used

<ceremonial vessels>

Equivalent Terms used

loutrophoros

Created

13yrs ago

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