Psykter

The Psykter vase was a vase for cooling wine. it is a red-figure vase that depicts young, nude athletes practicing with their trainers. Each name of the athletes is inscribed, and some also have more of a description abut them. Oltos was the artist of this vase. He was an active potter in Greece from 525-500 bc. He put his signature on the 2 kylikes. OLtos made the figures skillfully so they would still look upright even with the curve of the vase. The trainers are bearded and wearing mantles with fold and zigzag edges, which is normal for Oltos' vessels. He is called a master in the relief line, and it can be proven with this Psykter vase.