Scaphium (vessel)

Scaphium (Σκάφιον or Σκαφεῖον) was a shallow vessel without a handle. It was called like that because it was shaped like a small boat (σκάφιον in Greek was a small boat, for example a skiff).

These vessels could be:
 * Drinking cup
 * 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 pot
 * Concave sundial
 * The reservoir of a Water clock