1. a deep drinking cup with two handles used in ancient Greece
Usage: archaeology; classical antiquity

Examples

• The museum displayed a beautiful red-figure skyphos from the 5th century BCE.
• Archaeologists discovered several pottery fragments from a broken skyphos at the excavation site.
• The skyphos was a popular vessel for drinking wine at Greek symposiums.
• Students studied the decorative patterns on the ancient skyphos in their art history class.
• The collector’s prized skyphos featured scenes of mythological figures.
• Potters in ancient Athens commonly produced the two-handled skyphos for daily use.