Scaphium (vessel)

Scaphium (Ancient Greek: Σκάφιον or Σκαφεῖον) 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).^[1]

These vessels could be:

• Drinking cup^[1][2]
• Vessel which was used for dipping and pouring water over the body in the bath^[1]
• A primitive substitute for a concave mirror or burning-glass used to relight the sacred fire^[1]
• Chamber pot^[3]
• Concave sundial^[3]
• The reservoir of a Water clock^[3]