kyathos
/kahy-uh-thos, -thuhs/US // ˈkaɪ əˌθɒs, -θəs //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural ky·a·thoi [kahy-uh-thoi]. /ˈkaɪ əˌθɔɪ/. Greek and Roman Antiquity.
- : a deep bowl set on a foot, often having a high voluted or serpentine handle rising from the brim and terminating immediately above the juncture of the body and the stem: used for ladling wine into drinking cups.
Examples
On the right is a boy in a short tunic, perhaps holding a kyathos.
A boy in a short tunic stands on the right, and holds a kyathos for drawing wine; a rhyton and a vase are seen above his head.
The kyathos (Fig. 181), or ladle, belongs to the same class.
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