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Ancient Greek πελίκη (pelíkē)

noun pelikes · pelikai · pelikae

A ceramic container of Ancient Greece, similar to an amphora. The high twisted handles of Pl. XII, 60. 41, and the same sort of shape (but with boldly moulded lip), has been found at Kertch in the same grave as two red figure pelikae and lekythoi, some with r.f. palmettes, others with a check pattern filled in with white dots.

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@misc{pelike_2026,
  title = {pelike},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pelike},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}