Greek kyathos

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Description

ITEMKyathos
MATERIALPottery
CULTUREGreek, Daunian
PERIOD5th Century B.C
DIMENSIONS180 mm x 140 mm
CONDITIONDamaged, see pictures
PROVENANCEEx Dutch private collection, acquired between 1970 – 1990

The Kyathos (from the ancient Greek κυαθος “ladle for wine”) is a Greek bowl-shaped glass with a high, rounded concavity and a characteristic high, elongated, vertical handle. It was used as a ladle to transfer the wine from the crater to the glasses. From the second half of the 5th century B.C. its production is very scarce.