A stamnos (plural stamnoi; adjective stamnoid) is a type of Greek pottery used to store liquids. [1] Stamnoi had a foot, wide mouths, [2] lids and handles on their shoulders.

With refined designs that are gracefully adapted to its shape, this stamnos is a fine example of red-figure painting during the Classical era. It retains its original lid, a rarity among ancient vases.

The meaning of STAMNOS is an ancient Greek wine jar with a wide mouth and with handles set horizontally on the shoulders.

A stamnos is a wide-mouthed jar for wine. Red-figure vases were made in Etruria from the mid-5th to the mid-3rd centuries BCE. Early examples were influenced by Athenian Greek works. …

Title: Terracotta stamnos (jar) Period: Classical Date: early 5th century BCE Culture: Greek, Attic Medium: Terracotta; red-figure Dimensions: Overall: 15 3/4 x 18 5/8in. (40 x 47.3cm) diameter …

It is uncertain whether the three stately figures on one side, shown participating in rites honoring Dionysos, are Greek women or maenads, female followers of the wine god. The subject at left...

A stamnos (plural stamnoi; adjective stamnoid) is a type of Greek pottery used to store liquids. Stamnoi had a foot, wide mouths, lids and handles on their shoulders. The earliest known …

The stamnos (pl. stamnoi; possibly connected with Greek histemi - I set up) is a broad-shouldered, round-shaped vessel, with a low foot and a low neck. Its two horizontal handles …

The stamnos at the Art Institute, along with others that he decorated, depicts scenes related to the cult of the wine god Dionysos, highlighting his uncluttered, elegant signature style.

His lyre tumbling to the ground, the youth Tithonus flees the amorous goddess Eos. She grabs his neck while fingering her mantle in the traditional gesture of a demure bride. This theme was a …