name vase

noun

An ancient vase that a painter is named after, since the painter's actual identity is not known but can be recognised by the characteristic style or artistic content.

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Meanings

nounname vase (plural name vases)

plural name vases

  1. archaeologyAn ancient vase that a painter is named after, since the painter's actual identity is not known but can be recognised by the characteristic style or artistic content.
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