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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Stamnos A high-shouldered, wide mouthed pot with a spreading lip on a short neck. Handles are set horizontally on the shoulder. History: That vessels of this shape were used for the purpose …