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Bicos (vessel)

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Bicos (Ancient Greek: Βῖκος) was an earthen vessel used by the Greeks for holding wine and sometimes for salted meat or fish.[1] Hesychius defines it as a stamnos with handles.[2]

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  1. ^ Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), Bicos Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), Bicos Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.