Krater & psykter with ladle. Dionysus & thiasoi (followers).
6th c BCE Greek Attic black-figure Ceramics
ANTIMENES PAINTER
(active c. 530 BCE - c. 510 BCE)
c. 525 BCE-500 BCE
6th c BCE
H:36.2 cm. D:40.5 cm.
Painted
Attic black-figure
Vessel
Athens. Greece.
Paris. Louvre.
pari8088
"A psykter is a wine-cooler. It was either filled with wine and placed in a krater with cold water, or filled with cold water and placed in a krater full of wine."
Caption:
ANTIMENES PAINTER | Krater & psykter with ladle. Dionysus & thiasoi (followers). | c. 525 BCE-500 BCE | Greek | Attic black-figure | ©Kathleen Cohen