Enhance your decor with an Ancient Greek Stamnos, from Archaic Period 500B.C.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. First Side: Poseidon and the giant Polybotes.POLYBOTES was one of the Gigantes (Giants) who battled Poseidon in the war against the gods. He was pursued across the sea and crushed beneath the rock of Nisyros near the island of Kos. Second Side: It shows God Zeus.In Ancient Greek mythology was the King of the gods, ruler of Mount Olympus, and god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and justice. He is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea.