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Containers
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Pitchers
Pottery
Vases
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Vessels of various forms, usually with a foot or pedestal and used for holding liquids, for ornamental purposes, for preserving ashes of the dead after cremation and, anciently, for holding lots to be drawn.
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Cinerary urns
Funeral urns
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. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 24/04/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/189780