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2. Ancient Greek funerary vases - Wikipedia

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   Ancient Greek funerary vases are decorative grave markers made in ancient Greece that were designed to resemble liquid-holding vessels. These decorated vases were placed on grave sites as a mark of elite status. There are many types of funerary vases, such as amphorae, kraters, oinochoe, and kylix cups, among others.

3. Jesse Chisholm Grave Site - Wikipedia

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   The Jesse Chisholm Grave Site is a commemorative site in rural Blaine County, Oklahoma.Located about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Geary on the east side of the North Canadian River, the site is the accepted location of the burial of Jesse Chisholm (c. 1805-1868), a well-known mixed-blood Cherokee trader for whom the Chisholm Trail is named.

4. Frankoma Pottery - Wikipedia

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   Frankoma mid-century modern vase in red glaze. Frankoma Pottery is an American pottery company located in Glenpool, Oklahoma, but originally based in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. The company is known for its sculptures and dinnerware, although it also produced many other products, including figurines, trivets, and vases.

5. Amphora - Wikipedia

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   Silver amphora-rhyton with zoomorphic handles, c. 500 BC, Vassil Bojkov Collection (Sofia, Bulgaria) An amphora (/ ˈ æ m f ər ə /; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς, romanized: amphoreús; English pl. amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container [1] with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) against each other in storage rooms and ...

6. Typology of Greek vase shapes - Wikipedia

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   In addition, various standard types might be used as external grave-markers (in extra-large versions, sometimes in stone), funerary urns containing ashes, or as grave goods. Several types of vase, especially the taller ones, could be made in "plastic" forms (also called "figure vases" or "relief vases") where the body was shaped sculpturally ...

7. Dipylon Amphora - Wikipedia

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   Painted amphorae of this size were made as grave markers. It is presumed that the vase was solely created for the dead woman depicted on the frieze. In the frieze, the woman's body is shown lying on a bier; depicted on top of her is a checkered shroud that covers her entirely from the top of her head to her feet. [13]