Dinos

In the typology of ancient Greek pottery, the dinos (plural dinoi) is a mixing bowl or cauldron. Dinos means 'drinking cup', but in modern typology is used (wrongly) for the same shape as a lebes, that is, a bowl with a spherical body meant to sit on a stand. It has no handles and no feet.^[1]

The Dinos Painter, one of the ancient Greek artists known for ancient Greek vase painting, takes his name from the type of vase characteristic of his work.^[2]

Dinos were used for mixing water and wine, as it was considered rude to drink straight out of the goblet, at the time.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Dinos of the Gorgon Painter
• Ancient Greek vase painting
• Pottery of ancient Greece

References

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