KANATA AND BOTIS

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At the table, water was served using different types of small or medium-sized, single-handled clay jugs, known as kanates or kouzes.

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Botis was a specific type of single-handled glazed jug, which was produced at the pottery workshops of Lapithos. It came in different sizes, its height varying between 15 and 30 centimetres. It had a spherical body, a wide cylindrical neck with a small spout at its rounded rim, and a single vertical handle that spanned the vessel from the upper part of the neck to the shoulder. The botis had a glazed interior, as well as upper exterior body.

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A second type of clay jug, known by the same name, was produced at Kornos. This specific type of jug had a pyriform body, a narrow cylindrical neck with a spout, and a vertical handle attached to the rim and the shoulder. The jug’s rounded base has three small knobs that serve as feet.