Scaphium (vessel)

Scaphium () was a shallow vessel without a handle. It was named for its resemblance to a small boat (σκάφιον or "scapha" in Greek was a small boat, for example a skiff).A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), Scaphium

These vessels could be: Drinking cupCharlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, Scaphium Vessel which was used for dipping and pouring water over the body in the bath A primitive substitute for a concave mirror or burning-glass used to relight the sacred fire Chamber potCharlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Scaphium Concave sundial The reservoir of a Water clock

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