Calathus (basket)
A calathus
The word was also used to describe ceramic vases designed in the shape of the calathus basket, which is the usual application in archaeology, since vases have survived while baskets have not.[4][5]
The calathus usually had a narrow base and a flared top. The decoration on some of the ceramic calathi is taken to imitate the woven texture of a basket. This can be achieved by a painted design, but many calathi have open-work cut into their sides [6] and some have impressed decoration. Calathi may occur with or without handles. In both the Greek and Roman worlds these baskets had many uses, but were especially associated with wool working and the harvest.[7]
The calathus is principally a multifunctional basket. Literary sources report that, depending on the context, the calathus could contain
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References
- ^ Catullus 64.319
- ^ Julius Pollux Onomasticon 7.29; 10.25
- ^ Ovid Ars Amatoria 2.264
- ^ "Definition of Kalathos". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ^ "Black-figure kalathos". Museo Galileo. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ^ An example of this type can be seen in the British Museum Collections
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