Mastoid (vessel)
The mastoid , also called mastoid bowl , was a drinking vessel from ancient Greece.
The mastoid was a form of drinking vessel that was particularly popular in Athens during the late Archaic period. Most of the surviving pieces were created around the year 500 and shortly thereafter. Most of them are decorated in a black-figure style . It is a modification of the Mastos shape and therefore has its name. The ancient Greek word μαστός (mastos) denotes the female breast. In contrast to the mastos, the mastoid lacks the lower tip ending in a nipple. Instead of this end, the mastoid has a narrow, flat base. The drinking vessel could now be put down. The lips were exposed. There are mastoids with and without handles. A Skyphos in a similar form to the mastoids is known from Amasis , to which the handles were attached vertically.
literature
- John Boardman : Black-Figure Vases from Athens. A handbook (= cultural history of the ancient world . Vol. 1). von Zabern, Mainz 1977, ISBN 3-8053-0233-9 , p. 204.