Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
dolium .
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- noun Plural form of
dolium .
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Examples
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We found large sherds, including sherds from storage vessels known as dolia, and bone fragments.
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Functional categories (such as dolia, amphorae, jars, cooking pots, table ware, etc.) were quantified, distinct fabrics were separated, and attention was paid to the weathering patterns on pottery collected in 1999 and 2000.
Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Survey Report 15: Suburban 2003
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But in two areas we found significant concentrations of this material, including many fragments of dolia, that according to J. Poblome may have contained the clay used by the potters.
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Among the ceramic finds, there were several dolia (large, spherical vessels) and small pilgrim's flasks (oinophoroi).
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The same ruralization as elsewhere in the building could be noticed also in this part from the later sixth century A.D. onwards, as the lowest audition hall eventually was turned into a storage facility with an earth beaten floor into which dolia (large storage vessels) were sunk.
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Behind (below) it, triangular room 2, which functioned as a storage facility full of dolia, amphorae, and cooking vessels.
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Once more, it yielded a large amount of high-quality finds: dolia, a few worked-bone artifacts, metal (mainly nails and locking devices), and a very well-preserved stone plate.
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This shop consists of two rooms, and we retrieved an enormous amount of pottery inside the northern room, whose function points to storage of foodstuffs, as we found some large dolia (storage containers) there.
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Sagalassos is in a volcanic active zone -- as attested by the volcanic lake of Gölcük just north of the city and by the presence of thick layers of volcanic ash in the vicinity -- and very large vessels occur within these fabrics (such as huge dolia).
Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Survey Report 15: Suburban 2003
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The ceramic assemblages retrieved from the two rooms contained a high proportion of vessels for storing (including four complete dolia and several imported and local/regional amphorae), cooking, and serving food.
Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Contextual Analysis Report 1 2003
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