Kyathos (Dionysos and Sirens), clay, quickly turned, hand modeled, painted (ceramic), alternately fired, clay, total: height: cm; height: 8 cm ((cup)); muzzle diameter: cm; base diameter: cm, Ceramics, History of Bacchus (Dionysus), late archaic, Modern archaeology refers to this type of vessel as kyathos, which consists of a bowl that opens evenly at the top with a large, loop-like handle with a thorn. The kyathos served as a scoop to fill the wine-water mixture from the mixing vessel into jugs, drinking bowls or cups during the symposium.

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