Scaphium ( Ancient Greek: Σκάφιον or Σκαφεῖον) was a shallow vessel without a handle. It was called like that because it was shaped like a small boat (σκάφιον in Greek was a small boat, for example a skiff). [1]
These vessels could be:
- Drinking cup [1] [2]
- Vessel which was used for dipping and pouring water over the body in the bath [1]
- A primitive substitute for a concave mirror or burning-glass used to relight the sacred fire [1]
- Chamber pot [3]
- Concave sundial [3]
- The reservoir of a Water clock [3]
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Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, Scaphium This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Scaphium This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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Scaphium ( Ancient Greek: Σκάφιον or Σκαφεῖον) was a shallow vessel without a handle. It was called like that because it was shaped like a small boat (σκάφιον in Greek was a small boat, for example a skiff). [1]
These vessels could be:
- Drinking cup [1] [2]
- Vessel which was used for dipping and pouring water over the body in the bath [1]
- A primitive substitute for a concave mirror or burning-glass used to relight the sacred fire [1]
- Chamber pot [3]
- Concave sundial [3]
- The reservoir of a Water clock [3]
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b
c
d
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), Scaphium This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.
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^
Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, Scaphium This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.
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a
b
c
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Scaphium This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.