单词 | pelike |
释义 | peliken. Greek Archaeology. A type of amphora with an ovoid body, broad base and wide mouth, used to hold oil, wine, or water. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > jar > [noun] > specific earthenware jar tinaja1574 Martaban1598 butizia1622 ghara1828 pithos1865 pelike1873 martabani1903 Martevaan1963 1873 S. Horner & J. Horner Walks in Florence II. 435 On a Pellice, a vase rarely found in Etruria, and belonging to the most perfect style of art.., is the figure of a man binding up the arm of a youth. 1880 C. T. Newton Ess. Art & Archaeol. 389 The vases here compared are amphoræ of that particular form to which some archæologists assign the name Pelikè. 1928 J. D. Beazley Greek Vases in Poland iii. 64 His pictures, which are chiefly on small hydriai, small pelikai, and marriage-vases, are usually taken from the life of woman. 1967 R. S. Folsom Handbk. Greek Pottery 159 The name pelike was applied by early archaeologists to the one-piece amphora with a sagging belly and broad neck. In fact the name appears to have no justification, but is retained for convenience. The form first appeared about 520 b.c. and lasted until the 4th century b.c. 1999 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 129 25 A red figure pelike fragment by the Pan Painter..may represent Icarius receiving the vine from Dionysus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1873 |
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