Conche (measure)

A conche ( Greek  κογχε , "shell") is an ancient measure of capacity .

The conches were mainly used as a measure for ointments and medicine. A “large conche” corresponded to an oxybaphone (approx. 0.051 liters), a “small conche” was given as half a kyathos (≈ 0.017 liters).

literature

• Heinrich Chantraine : Konche in Paulys Realencyclopadie der classical antiquity . IX A 2116 ff.