A type of ancient Egyptian or Greek water vessel with a distinctive shape, often used for storage or ritual purposes.
From Egyptian origin, the word entered Greek and Latin as a term for specific pottery vessels used in ancient Mediterranean cultures. The shape and function evolved as trade routes connected different civilizations.
Archaeologists can identify arbalo vessels across thousands of years because their unique shape was so practical—the design was so good it barely changed for centuries, making them perfect time markers for dating ancient sites.
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