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An Attic red-figure dinos bowl decorated with scenes of Theseus fighting the Amazon Andromache, 440-430 BCE. Dinoi were used for mixing wine with water. (The British Museum, London).
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Museum, T. o. t. B. (2013, April 07). Attic Red-Figure Dinos. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1135/attic-red-figure-dinos/
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Museum, Trustees of the British. "Attic Red-Figure Dinos." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 07, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1135/attic-red-figure-dinos/.
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