lebesn.
/ˈlɛbiːz/ Ancient Greek History.
A deep round-bottomed bowl, usually set on a stand, for holding wine; often used as a wedding-gift ( lebes gamikos).
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1851 Catal. Greek & Etruscan Vases Brit. Mus. I. 34 Lebes..Clay ash-coloured; varnish black and maroon, [etc.].
1885 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 614/1 (caption) On the left is a gilt pyxis with a tall lid, and an œnochoe on a low table; on the right two tall vases (lebes) on a plinth.
1935 G. M. A. Richter & M. J. Milne Shapes & Names Athenian Vases 9 Lebes (Greek λέβης), deep bowl with round bottom, made to be set on a stand.
1935 G. M. A. Richter & M. J. Milne Shapes & Names Athenian Vases 11 Lebes gamikos (Greek λέβης γαμικός), ‘marriage bowl’. High foot, double handles on the shoulder, the bowl in one piece with the foot.
1937 Antiquity 11 246 The large nuptial lebes.
1974 G. Savage & H. Newman Illustr. Dict. Ceramics 177 Lebes (Greek), a type of bowl of Greek pottery used for mixing wine and water. It is ovoid in form and has a high shoulder, a low neck, and two vertical handles; it usually has a rounded bottom and rests on a stand.
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