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Sign in to savethumb|Attic , , Louvre In the typology of ancient Greek pottery, the (plural , known in ancient times as a ) is a mixing bowl or cauldron. means , but in modern typology is used for the same shape as a , that is, a bowl with a spherical body, often accompanied by a wheel-turned stand. It has no handles and no feet. Literary references to such vessels are known from the Iliad, and examples have been found from between the seventh and fifth centuries BCE. Ancient artists who painted include the Dinos Painter, the Gorgon Painter, the Berlin Painter, Exekias and Sophilos.
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thumb|Attic , , Louvre In the typology of ancient Greek pottery, the (plural , known in ancient times as a ) is a mixing bowl or cauldron. means , but in modern typology is used for the same shape as a , that is, a bowl with a spherical body, often accompanied by a wheel-turned stand. It has no handles and no feet. Literary references to such vessels are known from the Iliad, and examples have been found from between the seventh and fifth centuries BCE. Ancient artists who painted include the Dinos Painter, the Gorgon Painter, the Berlin Painter, Exekias and Sophilos.
==History== A was a large, deep bowl, with a round bottom and a wide mouth. were used both for cooking and for mixing wine with water. The term is modern; in ancient Greece, the word was used for a drinking-cup, while the term was used for the rounded bowl.