Red-Figure Psykter Showing Revellers

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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. Retrieved from 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. Last modified 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. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Oct 2016. Web. 08 Feb 2025.

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