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Loutrophoros Analatos Paris Louvre CA1960
A loutrophoros is a distinctive type of Greek pottery vessel characterized by its elongated neck with two Handles. The loutrophoros was used to hold water during marriage and funeral rituals, and was placed in the tombs of unmarried women. The Loutrophoros itself is a motiv for Greek thumbstones like the lekythos for instant on the Stele of Panaetius as a relief or as a vessel in stone. They're many in the funeral area at the Athenian Kerameikon.
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- [1] image of the Relief-Loutrophoros of Panaetius
