stamnos

[ stam-nos ]

noun

, Greek and Roman Antiquity.

, plural stam·noi [stam, -noi].

1. a storage jar having an oval body tapering at the base and two horizontal handles set on the shoulder.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stamnos¹

1835–45; < Greek stámnos; akin to histánai to cause to stand; stand

Example Sentences

Stamnos, stam′nos, n. an ancient Greek short-necked, two-handled wine-vase.

From Project Gutenberg

Upon Plate LXXV. is an illustration of a vase painting in red figures from a Stamnos from Vulci Panofka.

From Project Gutenberg