What is rhyto?

Answer 1

Rhyton- (Rhyto)(plural rhyta) are the ancient Greek word (ῥυτόν rutón) for a container from which fluids were intended to be drunk, or else poured in some ceremony such ash libation.

The word believed to be derived from Greek are rhein, to flow and would thereby mean to pour. Many vessels considered rhyta featured a wide mouth with the top and a hole through a conical constriction at the bottom from which the fluid ran.