kyathos
Illustration — An example of a kyathos Kyathos (kúathos) is the name given in modern terminology to a type of painted ancient Greek vase with a tall, round, slightly tapering bowl and a single, flat, long, looping handle. Its closest modern parallel would be a ladle. "The kyathos has a graceful shape resembling a teacup, though a bit larger, with a high looped, flat-strap or oval handle..
kyathos
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Illustration — An example of a kyathos Kyathos (kúathos) is the name given in modern terminology to a type of painted ancient Greek vase with a tall, round, slightly tapering bowl and a single, flat, long, looping handle. Its closest modern parallel would be a ladle. "The kyathos has a graceful shape resembling a teacup, though a bit larger, with a high looped, flat-strap or oval handle..
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Painted ancient Greek vase with a tall, round, slightly tapering bowl and a single, flat, long, looping handle
Kyathos, black clay (bucchero), from Etruria, 6th century BC. Musée de Mariemont.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 4715606-5, Kyathos.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 4715606-5, Kyathos.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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