Psycter

Mushroom-shaped wine vessel with a hollow foot used in ancient Greece. It was used in Attica in the 6th century BC, especially at the symposion with the krater (mixing jug). One of the two vessels contained snow or ice water for cooling, while the other contained wine. However, it is not certain what was in which vessel. Vase paintings usually show the psycter floating in the crater, which obviously contained the cooling mass, while the wine was drawn from the psycter. The psycter could also stand on its own thanks to its foot. It was usually handleless, but there were also some with two handles through which a cord was passed. This allowed the psykter to be lifted out of the crater. These types also had a lid.

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