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What is a stamnos?

What is a stamnos? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An Ancient Greek pottery container used to store liquids. It is more squat than an amphora, and has handles.
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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.

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