A richly furnished cremation grave excavated in 1972 contained an oak coffin, in which an Etruscan stamnos had been placed. |
The cheroulia and bikoi were modifications of the stamnos, the latter being used for holding wine and solids. |
A representative example of a Thracian woman slaying Orpheus with a knife is the stamnos now in Zurich, Univ. |
One of the Greek vases, a red-figured stamnos from the 5th century B. C., raised some ethical questions. |
Both the askos and stamnos are frequently painted with red figures. |