olpe
See also: Olpe
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ὄλπη (ólpē).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɒlpiː/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editolpe (plural olpes or olpae or olpai)
- Originally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids; afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout.
- 1983, C. W. Neeft, “What Is in a Name? The Painter of Vatican 73 in the Getty”, in Greek Vases in the J. Paul Getty Museum, →ISBN, page 1, column 1:
- Altogether, Amyx attributed fifty-six olpai and oinochoai to the Painter of Vatican 73, thus making his oeuvre rank among the largest recognized in Corinthian ceramics.
- 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).
- 2016, Margarit Damyanov, “Votive and other pottery from a sanctuary of Demeter in Apollonia Pontica”, in Manolis Manoledakis, editor, The Black Sea in the Light of New Archaeological Data and Theoretical Approaches: Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on the Black Sea in Antiquity held in Thessaloniki, 18-20 September 2015, Archaeopress, →ISBN, page 130, column 1:
- Some inscribed olpai from Athens were probably used as measures, but there are other possible domestic uses, such as for serving small amounts of oil or vinegar.
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editItalian
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ὄλπη (ólpē).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editolpe f (plural olpi)
- olpe (flask or vessel)
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