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Urceus

dim. Urceŏlus (πρόχοος). A one-handled jug used especially for pouring liquids from one vessel into another (Mart.xi. 56). It was a vessel in common use at the sacrifices. Its general shape was that shown in the illustration given under Oenochoë.

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    • Martial, Epigrammata, 11.56
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