Williams, Leonard, b. 1871 · London : T.N. Foulis · leaf 228
tion. Theymeasure about the size of the hand, and have twoholes, one in the spout or beak, to hold the wick,and the other at the top, for pouring in the oil.The top, which as a rule is slightly concave, isoften ornamented with devices in relief, such as achariot and its driver, or the emblem of a… … POTTERY served for storing honey, oil, or wine, and in orderto keep it upright the pointed lower end wasstuck into the soil, or rested on a perforatedwooden stand. In the spring of 1893 some fisher-men drew up in their nets, just off the coast ofAlicante, three large intact amphorae thickly…
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