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 This polished Attic stamnos (plural: stamnoi) was used to combine water and wine in ancient Athens. This red-figure cup, which gets its name from the fact that the figures retain the natural color of the clay, is highly prized not only for its aesthetic worth but also for the fact that it depicts either Greek ladies or maenads, female participants in ceremonies honouringDionysos, the god of alcohol. ●    The Plate or Geometric Greek Vase Plat with 20cm, painted with Geometric art from the Ancient Greek Geometric Period, is a beautiful addition to any wall. ●    The period of Greek art known as "geometric art" thrived at the end of the "Greek dark ages," between the years 900 and 700 B.C. It is distinguished from other phases of Greek art primarily by the prevalence of geometric themes in vase painting. ●    Athens served as the movement's epicenter, and it was from the city where it originated that the style spread across the Aegean's commercial centers. T