kyathos
[ kahy-uh-thos, -thuh s ]
/ ˈkaɪ əˌθɒs, -θəs /
noun, 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.
Also
cyathus.
Origin of kyathos
First recorded in 1885–90,
kyathos is from the Greek word
kýathos
Example sentences from the Web for kyathos
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.
The Ceramic Art |Jennie J. Young