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By mingling images on well-preserved Greek vases with the more fragmentary ceramics recovered during excavations at the Agora, the authors show how different vessel forms were used in classical Athens. By linking the shapes of pots with their social functions, this book gives meaning to the ancient names, such as skyphos, olpe, kantharos, lekane, and hydria, that one encounters when visiting museums.
This one shows a drinking party. The types of pots used at such parties are in the rim around the bottom. Most of the painted pots shown have scenes showing how the pot was used.