English

Noun

loutrophoros ‎(plural loutrophoroi)

1. 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:

     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.