| NOUN | artifact | cupel, bone-ash cup, refractory pot | a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead |
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| Meaning | A small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead. | |
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| Synonyms | bone-ash cup, refractory pot | |
| Broader | vessel | An object used as a container (especially for liquids / liquids) |
| Spanish | copela | |
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