Oinokhoe

Other vases are typical amphorae, jars, oinokhoes, small jars, aryballos, bowls, etc. clearly derived from classical greco-roman shapes.

[…] it consists of Banded ware - fragments of oinokhoai, thick-sided vessels, kylikes and vessels of an open type; oinokhoai of the second half of the 6th century B.C.; […]

Traditionally, the style of an artefact has been separated from its function. Thus, the function of a Greek pot – defined in terms of whether it was intended for transportation (hydriai or large amphorai), storage (pithoi and some kraters), distribution (oinokhoai) or consumption (cups, skyphoi and plates) – tends to be treated separately from any painted decoration on its surface.

Especially frequently they used various jugs, including oinokhoes –with three- or fourpetal mouth.

In later vase-iconography, oinokhoai and olpai appear in sympotic scenes where they are used for ladling wine from the krater and pouring it into cups (Richter & Milne, 1935: 18; Gericke, 1970: 32-35).