Stamnos Attic red-figure stamnos, c. 480 BCE; Louvre A stamnos (Ancient Greek: στάμνος; plural stamnoi) is a type of ancient Greek vase used to serve and store liquids. Stamnoi have a wide …

About this artwork This refined Athenian stamnos (pl. stamnoi) was used to mix water and wine. Also valued for its beauty, this red-figure vessel (so called because the figures remain the natural color of …

The purpose of the stamnos would have been like that of the as the central vase in which wine was mixed with water prior to serving it to the all-male symposium guests. However, some stamnoi have …

A type of Classical Greek vase, similar in size to the amphora, and likewise used typically for the storage of wine. The stamnos, however, is more squat in form, with two horizontal handles and a round …

The Vase Comes Apart As stated above, the entire pot surface was recently cleaned of all overpaint, and of the fine plaster which was used to fill out the con­tours of the stamnos.

Greek vases were made for use, but they were also prized for their refined shapes and adornment. This type of vase, the stamnos, was used to hold and mix wine. This example is decorated in the red …

Mar 26, 2023 · The stamnos spent more than a century in Minneapolis, sometimes on display, until 2016. Then, with the Walker’s focus firmly set on modern and contemporary art, it deaccessioned the …

Oct 7, 2020 · Stamnos (Mixing Jar) | The Art Institute of Chicago Stamnos (Mixing Jar) about 450 BCE Greek; Athens. This refined Athenian stamnos (pl. stamnoi) was used to mix water and wine.

To the untrained eye, classical Greek vases may exhibit a certain sameness. However, a close examination of a selection of vases of just one shape may reveal the diversity in both the potter’s …

Quick Reference [Ar] Squat two‐handled vase used for the storage of wine during classical times in Greece and in Etruria during the 4th century bc. From: stamnos in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of …