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17:53 Oct 10, 2004
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Greek term or phrase: pithoid and kantharos
Hi all,
I am translating a text on archeological finds but am having difficulty with these two terms. I think it is Greek with an English twist and would be very happy if someone could tell me the English word for these two items.
Thanks! A *pithoid* jar and black figure *kantharos* with "west slope" decoration. It was found in the Hellenistic city of Zarokambos.
Clay plaques of the Daedalic type, from a deposit in the city of Seteia. They are decorated with relief human figures on a chariot, possibly interpreted as Pluto and Persephone.
Iris70
Local time: 12:15
English translation:..
Explanation:
kantharos - In ancient Greece, two-handled drinking cup. Also spelled cantharos. ...
www.artlex.com/ArtLex/K.html
... pithoid vases: large closed vases used for the storage of solid and liquid
materials. Pleistocene or Ice Age: the geological period (ca. ...
www.fhw.gr/chronos/01/en/glos_plml/abc/p.html
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ThLinardos
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efgharisto poly :-)
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3 -1Pithos and corner
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Explanation:
kantharos - In ancient Greece, two-handled drinking cup. Also spelled cantharos. ...
www.artlex.com/ArtLex/K.html
... pithoid vases: large closed vases used for the storage of solid and liquid
materials. Pleistocene or Ice Age: the geological period (ca. ...
www.fhw.gr/chronos/01/en/glos_plml/abc/p.html

ThLinardos
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efgharisto poly :-)

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agree  Andras Mohay
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Pithos and corner


Explanation:
Definition: Pithos is a type of Greek earthenware wine jar with wide mouth and tight lid.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/ cs/grecoromanmyth1/g/pithos.htm

canthus - ["angular lip of a jug"]
http://mirrorh.com/deo.htm

Etymology: The name is derived from the Latin bi, "two", canthus, "edge" or "corner," and -alis, "pertaining to", and refers to the 2-2 canthals of the species, differentiating it from S. aeneus,
with 1-1 canthals.
http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/azm/documentos/90/F-Bell.pdf

George Vardanyan
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disagree  Andras Mohay: Kantharos & kanthos? I can't debug it
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