1. lekanis, the, 2. lekane, the
1. low bowl with two horizontal handles and a broad low foot. The handles are regularly ribbon-shaped. Τhe lekanis is shallow, lidded and often decorated. Examples of it appear in marriage-scenes and other scenes involving women, and are themselves regularly decorated with scenes of marriage. It flourished during the end of the 5th and the 4th centuries BC. 2. In general, similar to lekanis but the lekane is usually lidless and often undecorated.

amphora, the
from the greek words "αμφί"(on both sides) and "φέρω" (carry): vessel with long ovoid body and a considerably narrower neck made in various sizes from the smaller perfume oil container to the large storage receivers of liquids and solids. It stands on a small foot and it bears two invariable vertical handles on either side. Some of the distinguished types of the amphorae are these whose lower part is tapering to the point (narrow bottomed), the neck type, the Nicosthenian, the Nola, the Panathenaic, the Tyrrhenian, the SOS type.

anthemion (Palmette)
A floral decorative motif in the form of a palmette, very widespread in the Greek art and architecture.

crepis / crepidoma
The solid mass of stepped masonry serving as the visible base of a building. The crepidoma usually consists of three steps. The top step from which the columns spring is called the stereobate.

dinos, lebes, the
Another name for lebes. Big, open, semisherical vessel without handles and very low neck. It bears no foot and it was used for mixing wine with water and as a prize. When it was standing on a high stand and had two tall vertical handles disposed on a tall neck and a mouth covered with a lid, it was called "lebes gamikos" and was used for marriage rituals.

oenochoe
From the greek words "οίνος" (wine) and "χέω" (pour). Ovoid, single-handled wine jug usually taller than it is wide. There have been distinguished 10 types based on variations of profile, mouth type and handle form.

repoussé technique, the
The process or the result of decorating a. metallic surfaces with designs in relief, hammered out on the surface of the material from the back to the front.b. ceramic objects, where the motif is impressed into the surface of the vessel (the fresh clay) before firing.

rhyton, the
libation vessel with an outlet at the bottom of the vessel allowing the slow outflow of the liquid.

rosette, the
An ornament with a generally circular combination of parts resembling a flower or plant.