Red-Figure Psykter Showing Revellers

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 24 October 2016

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Red-Figure Psykter Showing Revellers — Greek wine was chilled by letting it stand in a psykter, which was in turn placed in a wine-mixing bowl filled with cold water or snow. Greek, made in Athens around 510 BCE. Attributed to the Dikaios Painter. From the Pourtales Collection. (The British Museum, London).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 24). Red-Figure Psykter Showing Revellers. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5861/red-figure-psykter-showing-revellers/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Red-Figure Psykter Showing Revellers." World History Encyclopedia, October 24, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5861/red-figure-psykter-showing-revellers/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Red-Figure Psykter Showing Revellers." World History Encyclopedia, 24 Oct 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5861/red-figure-psykter-showing-revellers/.

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