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(πίναξ/pínax, λεκάνη/lekánē; Lat. catillus). Plates were used, like flatter platters and deeper bowls, for preparing and serving food at table (e.g. Hom. Od. 1,141; 16,49 f.); they could be round or square, with or without a stand, with curved or steep walls. In archaeological finds plates are attested from the 8th cent. BC until the end of Antiquity in various materials (bronze, wood, silver, clay, tin etc.).

Catinus [1]; Crockery; Fish-plate; Lanx; Table culture

Hurschmann, Rolf (Hamburg)