Loutrophoros

A loutrophoros (Ancient Greek: λουτροφόρος, romanized: loutrophóros, lit.

'loutrophoros'; Greek etymology: λουτρόν/loutron and φέρω/pherō, English translation: "bathwater" and "carry") is a distinctive type of Greek pottery vessel characterized by an elongated neck with two handles.

[1] The loutrophoros itself is a motif for Greek tombstones, either as a relief (for instance, the lekythos on the Stele of Panaetius) or as a stone vessel.

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Protoattic loutrophoros-amphora by the Analatos Painter, c. 680 BC, Louvre (CA 1960)