kantharos

American  

[kan-ther-uhs] / ˈkæn θər əs /

Or cantharus

noun

Greek and Roman Antiquity.

plural

kantharoi

1. a deep bowl set upon a stem terminating in a foot and having two handles rising from the brim and curving downward to join the body.

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Etymology

Origin of kantharos

First recorded in 1895–1900, kantharos is from the Greek word kántharos

Example Sentences

Another vase shows a female juggler dressed in long drawers standing on her hands, and filling with her feet a kantharos from a krater placed in front of her.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

She holds the handle of the kantharos with the toes of her left foot, while the toes of her other foot cling round the stem of the kyathos used for drawing the liquor.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

However, even in the darkest period of the Middle Ages we find the traditional "kantharos," or basin, in the centre of the quadri-porticoes or courts by which the basilicas were entered.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo