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Research methodology

How records are sourced, checked and classified, and the terms used across the collection.
TermCategoryDefinitionRecords
AlbarelloFormCylindrical storage jar with a waisted body, used for apothecary goods, associated with tin-glazed wares of the Islamic world and Renaissance Italy. –
Effigy vesselFormVessel whose whole body is modelled as an animal, human or other figure. –
EwerFormPouring vessel with a spout and a handle, often with a tall neck. –
HydriaFormAncient Greek water jar with three handles: two horizontal for lifting and one vertical for pouring. –
KendiFormSpouted drinking and pouring vessel without a handle, filled through the neck and poured from the spout; widespread across South and Southeast Asia. –
KylixFormAncient Greek shallow drinking cup with two horizontal handles, usually raised on a stem and foot. –
LoutrophorosFormTall ancient Greek vessel with an elongated neck and two handles, associated with ritual water for weddings and funerals. –
Moon jarFormKorean white porcelain jar of the Joseon period with a full, rounded body, typically thrown in two halves and joined. –
OinochoeFormAncient Greek wine jug with a single handle, often with a trefoil mouth. –
OlpeFormAncient Greek jug with a continuous profile and round mouth; a type of oinochoe. –
PotsherdFormBroken fragment of a ceramic vessel. –
RhytonFormDrinking or pouring vessel, often horn-shaped or ending in an animal head, with an opening at the lower end. –
Stirrup spout vesselFormAndean vessel with a hollow stirrup-shaped handle that joins into a single spout, made by Moche, Chimú and other cultures. –
Transport jarFormJar made to carry and store goods such as oil, wine or grain in trade. –

Form terms follow common museum usage; each record keeps its holding institution’s label.