Mycenaean Pottery

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Pithos (Pithoi)
- 15m high
- weighed over 2 tonnes
- contained food or liquid
- buried in the ground
- contained oil *fire hazard*
- made from clay
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Amphora (amphorai)
- smaller than pithos
- had a narrower neck
- decorated with marine and plant life
- some showed simple geometric shapes
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Stirrup Jar
- handle resembled stirrups on a horse
- would have been used to store oil and wine
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Krater
- used for mixing wine and water
- handles made from alabaster
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Kylix
- Long stem
- used for drinking
- often elaborately painted
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Rhyton
- cone shaped vessel that took the form of an animal head
- designed so liquid would fall through the mouth of the animal
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Card 2

Front

- smaller than pithos
- had a narrower neck
- decorated with marine and plant life
- some showed simple geometric shapes

Back

Amphora (amphorai)

Card 3

Front

- handle resembled stirrups on a horse
- would have been used to store oil and wine

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

- used for mixing wine and water
- handles made from alabaster

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

- Long stem
- used for drinking
- often elaborately painted

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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