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Definition of pithos in English: pithosnounPlural pithoi ˈpɪθɒs Archaeology A large earthenware storage jar. Example sentencesExamples - Finds from the upper levels of A1600 consisted of numerous large fragments of pithoi, perhaps attesting to additional storage in this area.
- The two paving stones along the east side were probably bases for pithoi, fragments of which were found smashed on the room's floor.
- Other than the pithos and its lid, no ceramic vessels were clearly being used in the room at the time it was destroyed.
- The reused pithos is decorated in relief with a guilloche band and a register of cranes.
- A number of vases were recovered in the room: two high-necked cups, a large skyphos, three amphoras, two hydrias, a cooking pot, and two pithoi.
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