skyphos

American  

[skahy-fos] / ˈskaɪ fɒs /

noun

Greek and Roman Antiquity.

plural

skyphoi

1. a cup characterized by a deep bowl, two handles projecting horizontally near the rim, and either a flat base or a foot.

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Etymology

Origin of skyphos

First recorded in 1855–60, from Greek skýphos “cup, can”

Example Sentences

Berlin’s Antikensammlung has lent a marvellous fifth-century BC red-figure skyphos, or cup, that shows Odysseus shooting his bow at the suitors who are hounding his wife, Penelope.

From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2019

Illustration on an Athenian skyphos found in an Etruscan tomb at Chiusi, and at present in the museum there.

From Ancient Egyptian and Greek Looms by Roth, H. Ling (Henry Ling)