The vases most known are these:
The amphora ([Figs. 36], [37], [38], [39]), a name applied to vases with two handles, sometimes with a pointed base to thrust into the ground or to be set into a tripod; great numbers of these exist, and in various shapes, some of which will appear in our illustrations.
The amphoræ were used to hold wine, oil, wheat, and a great variety of other articles.
The hydria ([Figs. 41] and [Fig. 42]) and kalpis were used to carry water. The former has one handle.
The krater or crater ([Fig. 40]) was a large, open-mouthed vessel used for mixing wine with water.
The cruche ([Fig. 43]) and œnochoe were jugs or pitchers used to pour liquids at the symposia.
The kylix or cylix ([Figs. 33] and [Fig. 34]), the rhyton ([Fig. 35]), and the kyathos, were drinking-cups used at feasts.
The lekythos, and kotyle and alabastron, were used for perfumes, pomatums, and other such luxuries for the bath and the toilet; and we may believe, from the number of these found, that woman in those antique days was careful to enhance her charms.