Phormiscus
As Phormiskos (ancient Greek: φορμίσκος; plurality Phormiskoi) is referred to a form of ancient Greek ceramics.
The Phormiskos is a pear- or bag-like shaped bottle up to 20 centimeters high. The respective shape sometimes imitated other objects, such as leather bags for game pieces. The narrow, elongated neck was often pierced and the vase could be hung with a string pulled through the holes. Mostly the vase is seen in the technical literature as a water sprinkler for the cult, other researchers consider Phormiskoi to be rattles, which were probably also used in a cultic context. The name Phormiskos comes from the ancient Greek word φορμός (Phormos) for basket and therefore roughly means basket or small basket . Ornate shapes are rare, they were made in geometric and archaic times. They were still produced until the Hellenistic period .
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. 207.
- 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. 154f.
