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stamnos

[ stam-nos ]

noun

Greek and Roman Antiquity.
plural stamnoi
  1. a storage jar having an oval body tapering at the base and two horizontal handles set on the shoulder.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stamnos1

1835–45; < Greek áԴDz; akin to 󾱲áԲ to cause to stand; stand
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Stamnos, stam′nos, n. an ancient Greek short-necked, two-handled wine-vase.

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Upon Plate LXXV. is an illustration of a vase painting in red figures from a Stamnos from Vulci Panofka.

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