The vessels are concave elements.
A vessel is a concave element that is usually used to serve food , whether solid or liquid. These pieces are also used for decorative purposes and to store different types of objects.
For example: "When I arrived at the shelter, they offered me a container of chickpea soup," "The young man hid the money in a container and left the place," "The aborigines used to collect pearls and then wash them in containers with water." » .
Etymology of vessel
To know the meaning of the term precisely, it is interesting to analyze its etymological origin. In this case, we can say that it is a word that derives from Latin, since it is the result of the sum of these two elements of said language:
- The noun vasum , which can be translated as "container" .
- The suffix -ija , which is used as a diminutive.
The story
Man has been making vessels for more than 12,000 years , according to what can be inferred from different archaeological findings. Many ancient people who mastered pottery made clay or clay vessels. Metal vessels , stone vessels , ceramic vessels , plastic vessels and others were also produced throughout history.
In general it can be said that a vessel is any container that has the capacity to contain something . There are even improvised vessels or vessels created from elements that were not born as vessels: if a person is in charge of hollowing out a watermelon , they can use the fruit as a vessel.
Different types of containers are called vessels.
Types of vessel
It is interesting to know that there are different types of classifications of vessels, although among the most significant at a historical and artistic level is the one that catalogs them as follows:
- Tubular vessel , which has, as its name indicates, a tube shape.
- Bell-shaped vessel , which has a structure similar to that of an inverted bell. This is so important that it even shaped the so-called Bell Beaker culture, which developed in the Chalcolithic . Objects of this type have been found that show their value in Great Britain , Hungary and even the Iberian Peninsula . In this region, specifically, the most significant have been found in towns such as Carmona and Ciempozuelos .
- The trunk vessel known as a bowl, which has its origins in Prehistory .
- The vessel that functions as a basin ; that is, as a urinal.
We must not forget that, throughout history, there are different civilizations that have used the vessel as a funerary element. This would be the case, for example, in Ancient Greece where it was used as an ossuary or even as a place where the oils that were established as an offering to the deceased were stored.
Most famous objects
One of the most famous vessels in the world is the Portland Vase , a piece that would have been manufactured in the Roman Empire during the 1st century . Made of glass and decorated with a representation of divinities and human beings , this vessel is on display at the British Museum in London .
The Warriors Vessel , on the other hand, is in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens . It was made in the 12th century BC and shows several soldiers.