Triptolemos' departure. Side A from an Attic red-figure stamnos, ca. 480 BC. From Canino. Louvre Museum. Source: Wikipedia. "A stamnos is a type of Greek pottery used to store liquids. It is much squatter than an amphora and has two stubby handles relatively high on its sides. It is a relatively unusual container form. Generally, it was used for mixing and storing. " Wikipedia This pottery shows Triptolemos, a god of agriculture, seated in a wheelchair with feathered wings on the back of the chair. He wears a flwoing robe and an olive wreath on his head. He holds a staff in his left arm and a bowl in his right. In front of him, a serving girl pours liquid from a vase into the bowl. Behnd the wheelchair, a second servant girl weaves the feathers together.