Gr. Antiq. [Gr. στάμνος, f. στα-, ἱστάναι to cause to stand.] A vessel resembling a hydria, but with a shorter neck.
1845. Birch, in Classical Museum, III. 418–9. On a stamnos of the more finished class, Medeia appears as before, holding up her hand to shew her skill to the daughters of Pelias.
1889. Athenæum, 28 Sept., 424/2. A large double-handled vase, not unlike the shape of a stamnos.
