A paper by Mayor et al. analyzed the inscription “Khukhospi” (“hoo-HOH-spee”) on one of these objects as an Abkhazian name meaning “Battle-Cry” instead of a string of nonsense sounds. Heinrich Dressel carried out an influential study of these objects at a site covering 200 years of the Roman Empire. The use of resin with these objects led to the creation of a product called retsina still made today. A style of these objects found primarily at Etruscan sites were the [emphasize] largest objects produced by (*) Nikosthenes. A prothesis scene is depicted on one of these objects found in Athens’s Dipylon cemetery. Despite the massive number of these objects broken to form Monte Testaccio (“tess-TAH-choh”), most were likely used for more than one sea voyage. For 10 points, name these objects used to store commodities like wine and olive oil in the ancient Mediterranean. ■END■
ANSWER: amphoras [or amphorae or amphoreus; prompt on pottery, vases, ceramics, containers, urns, or pots]
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