VPHB52H3 Chapter Notes -Loutrophoros, Odysseus, National Archaeological Museum, Athens
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How greek pottery was used : greeks made pots with painted decoration for 4 main purposes, as containers/storage jars with ample capacity in which wine, water, olive oil, or dry goods were kept. A pot with two handles is called an amphora. A pot with three handles (used for water) is called a hydria: as equipment for drinking parties. The greeks drank their wine diluted with water. Olive oil was vip in greek life (cooking, lighting, cleaning the body, perfumes) A lekythos could hold 1-2 liters of olive oil and has a narrow neck to restrain flow. An alabastron is a small flask with a constricted neck from which a lady can shake out a few drops of perfume. An aryballos is a smaller, rounder flask with a thong for carrying/hanging, which held the olive oil men used to rub down on after exercise: as special vessels for use in rituals.
