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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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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