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amphora: used for storage

stamnos: used for storage

dinos: mixing bowl

krater(s): mixed wine and water

psykter: for cooling wine

kantharos: drinking wine

oinochoe: serving wine

kylix: drinking wine

hydria: water jar

lekythos: stored oils & perfumes; often for burials

pyxis: a small circular box with a lid, often used for the storage of jewellery and toileteries