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Record 1 1985-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art History and Theory
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
CONT

One of the most typically Russian vessels is the low, boat-shaped kovsh, or dipper, that was originally used for ladling mead, beer, or kvass.

OBS

Plural: kovshi.

OBS

kovsh: A Russian term commonly used in English for this kind of vessel; the term dipper is not used in specialized literature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
DEF

Sorte de tasse à alcool d'origine russe dotée d'une anse et dont la forme évoque vaguement celle d'un taste-vin.

Spanish

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