oinokhoe

English

Noun

oinokhoe (plural oinokhoai or oinokhoes)

1. Alternative form of oenochoe.
   • 1963, Kush: Journal of the Sudan Antiquities Service, volume 11, page 181:

     Other vases are typical amphorae, jars, oinokhoes, small jars, aryballos, bowls, etc. clearly derived from classical greco-roman shapes.

   • 1994, John M. Fossey, editor, Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Archaeology and History of the Black Sea (McGill University, 22-24th November 1994), J.C. Gieben, published 1997, →ISBN, page 137:

     […] it consists of Banded ware - fragments of oinokhoai, thick-sided vessels, kylikes and vessels of an open type; oinokhoai of the second half of the 6th century B.C.; […]

   • 1997, Jonathan M[ark] Hall, Ethnic Identity in Greek Antiquity, Cambridge University Press, published 2004, →ISBN, page 133:

     Traditionally, the style of an artefact has been separated from its function. Thus, the function of a Greek pot – defined in terms of whether it was intended for transportation (hydriai or large amphorai), storage (pithoi and some kraters), distribution (oinokhoai) or consumption (cups, skyphoi and plates) – tends to be treated separately from any painted decoration on its surface.

   • 2003, Dēmētrios V. Grammenos, Elias K. Petropoulos, editors, Ancient Greek Colonies in the Black Sea, volume 1, Archaeological Institute of Northern Greece, →ISBN, page 449:

     Especially frequently they used various jugs, including oinokhoes –with three- or fourpetal mouth.

   • 2011, Alexandra Alexandridou, The Early Black-Figured Pottery of Attika in Context (c. 630-570 bce) (Monumenta Graeca et Romana; 17), Brill, →ISBN, page 15, column 1:

     In later vase-iconography, oinokhoai and olpai appear in sympotic scenes where they are used for ladling wine from the krater and pouring it into cups (Richter & Milne, 1935: 18; Gericke, 1970: 32-35).