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Hydria (Plural: Hydriai)

Hydria is a water jar with 2 horizontal handles attached to shoulder for lifting, and one on the back for pouring, or carrying when empty.

Attic Black-Figure Hydria, c. 550 B.C., Boxers.

Oinochoe (Plural: Oinohoai)

Oinochoe of the wild-goat style. Kameiros, Rhodes, c. 625 BC–600 B.C.Marie-Lan Nguyen/Wikimedia Commons.
Oinochoe (oenochoe) is a jug for pouring wine.

Oinochoe of the wild-goat style. Kameiros, Rhodes, c. 625-600 B.C.

Lekythos (Plural: Lekythoi)

Theseus and the Marathonian bull, white-ground lekythos, c. 500 B.C.CC Bibi Saint-Pol at Wikipedia.
Lekythos is a vessel for holding oil/unguents.

Theseus and the Marathonian bull, white-ground lekythos, c. 500 B.C.

Alabastron (Plural: Alabastra)

Alabastron. Molded glass, 2nd century B.C. - middle of the 1st century B.C., probably made in Italy.Marie-Lan Nguyen/Wikimedia Commons.
Alabastron is a container for perfume with a broad, flat mouth almost as wide as the body, and a short narrow neck, carried on a string bound around the neck.

Alabastron. Molded glass, 2nd century B.C. - middle of the 1st century B.C., probably made in Italy.

Aryballos (Plural: Aryballoi)

Aryballos is a small oil container, with a broad mouth, short narrow neck, and spherical body.

Pyxis (Plural: Pyxides)

Wedding of Thetis and Peleus. Attic Red-Figure pyxis.Marie-Lan Nguyen/Wikimedia Commons.
Pyxis is a lidded vessel for women's cosmetics or jewelry.

Wedding of Thetis and Peleus, by the Wedding Painter. Attic red-figure pyxis, c. 470-460 B.C. From Athens, at the Louvre.

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