loutrophoros
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek λουτροφόρος (loutrophóros).
Noun
[edit]loutrophoros (plural loutrophoroi)
- An Ancient Greek pottery vessel with elongated neck and two handles, used to hold water during marriage and funeral rituals.
- 2007 October 27, Elisabetta Povoledo, “Princeton to Return Disputed Art to Italy”, in New York Times[1]:
- The psykter, attributed to the so-called Kleophrades Painter, and the loutrophoros, attributed to the legendary Darius Painter, will remain at the museum for four years as part of a research program in which both the Italian government and the museum will take part, the university said.