Definition of Stamnos

1. an ancient Greek jar [n STAMNOI]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stamnos

staminodium
staminody
staminophore
stammel
stammels
stammer
stammered
stammerer
stammerers
stammering
stammering(a)
stammering of the bladder
stammeringly
stammers
stamnoi
stamnos (current term)
stamp
stamp-collecting
stamp album
stamp battery
stamp collecting
stamp collection
stamp collector
stamp coupling
stamp couplings
stamp dealer
stamp down
stamp duty
stamp hinge
stamp hinges

Literary usage of Stamnos

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Corinthian Hellenistic Pottery by G. Roger Edwards (1975)
"They have been called stamnos lids since there seems to be no other form for ... As it happens, no certain example of a Corinthian Hellenistic stamnos is at ..."

2. History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman by Henry Beauchamp Walters, Samuel Birch (1905)
"Of the other names which seem to denote vases adapted for containing and storing wine or other commodities, the most important is the stamnos (oTa^wo? ..."

3. A Handbook of Attic Red-figured Vases Signed by Or Attributed to the Various by Joseph Clark Hoppin (1919)
"THE PAINTER OF THE CHICAGO stamnos Beazley, VA. pp. 154-157. The work of the Villa Giulia ... stamnos. From Sta. Maria di Capua: h. 0.33. Beazley, no. ..."

4. The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria by George Dennis (1878)
"A beautiful vase in the best style, from Vulci.5 stamnos. ... Vulci.7 stamnos. Hippolyta on horseback and in close mail, contending with Theseus, ..."

5. The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria by George Dennis (1848)
"stamnos. The gods in council. Jupiter and Juno seated on thrones, sceptres in hand; Minerva, ... Vulci.5 stamnos. Hippolyta on horseback and in close mail, ..."

6. The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria by George Dennis (1878)
"A beautiful vase in the best style, from Vulci.6 stamnos. ... Vulci.7 stamnos. Hippolyta on horseback and in close mail, contending with Theseus, ..."

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