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phiale
[ fahy-uh-lee ]
noun
, Greek and Roman Antiquity.
, plural phi·a·lae [fahy, -, uh, -lee], phi·a·lai [fahy, -, uh, -lahy].
- a shallow cup resembling a saucer, having a central boss and sometimes set upon a foot, used as a drinking vessel or to pour libations.
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In scenes of libation the use of the jug and bowl (phiale) is invariable.
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In the centre of the court stood a cistern or fountain (cantharus, phiale), for drinking and ablutions.
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It was on the phiale or fountain of the outer court of this narthex that the famous palindromic inscription was placed: .
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Phiale comes after, a clever girl, captured in some sea-skirmish on the Aegean.
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