Plural of askos; ancient Greek pottery vessels or wine containers, typically with a narrow opening and bulbous body.
From Greek askos (ἀσκός), meaning wineskin or leather vessel. In ancient Greek pottery, the shape mimicked actual leather wineskins that Greeks used for storing and serving wine.
Askoi are archaeological treasures because their shape never changed for centuries—examining thousands of them shows us exactly how wine culture evolved in ancient Greece, making pottery shape a kind of historical record!
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