#199 calathus

calathus- a vase-shaped basket represented in ancient Greek art, used as a symbol of fruitfulness

-C18 from Latin, from Greek kalathos

The ‘calathus' generally signifies the basket in which Greek women placed their work, and especially the materials used for spinning.

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