Luterion

Attic - black-figure Louterion in the manner of Sophilos with the representation of water birds, boars and lions; around 600/575 BC Chr .; National Archaeological Museum of Athens

As Luterion (plural Luteria , also in the spelling Louterion and Louteria ; ancient Greek : λουτήριον, from λούειν louein for washing, bathing) was an ancient water basin.

Usually the smooth-walled, flat vessel stood on a high central support, which served as a base. The water basin had two handles and was mostly made of bronze, marble or clay. The basins were intended for personal hygiene. In the literature, luterion and perirrhanterion are often confused. A podanipter was used to wash the feet .

literature

• Wolfgang Schiering : The Greek clay pots. Shape, purpose and change of form (= Gebr.-Mann-Studio-series ). 2nd, significantly changed and expanded edition. Mann, Berlin 1983, ISBN 3-7861-1325-4 , pp. 150f.

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