In the typology of ancient Greek pottery

Typology of Greek Vase Shapes

Pottery in Greece has a long history and the form of Greek Vase Shapes has had a continuous evolution from the Minoan period down to the Hellenistic era...

, the dinos (plural dinoi) is a mixing bowl. Dinos means "drinking cup," but in modern typology is used (wrongly) for the same shape as a lebes

Lebes

The lebes was originally a type of ancient Greek pot, a deep bowl with a rounded bottom. It needed a stand, frequently a sacrificial tripod, to remain upright. In classical times a foot was attached, and it was typically used as a mixing bowl in food preparation...

, that is, a bowl with a spherical body meant to sit on a stand. It has no handles and no feet.

The Dinos Painter

Dinos Painter

The Dinos Painter was an Attic red-figure vase painter who was active during the second half of the 5th century BC. The Dinos Painter stood in the tradition of the Kleophon Painter, but was less serious. One or few figures are depicted as the centre of an event; the frieze-like depiction of the...

, one of the ancient Greek artists known for vase painting

Pottery of Ancient Greece

As the result of its relative durability, pottery is a large part of the archaeological record of Ancient Greece, and because there is so much of it it has exerted a disproportionately large influence on our understanding of Greek society...

, takes his name from the type of vase characteristic of his work.