Krater

A krater was a large vase used to mix wine and water in Ancient Greece. At a Greek symposium, kraters were placed in the center of the room. They were quite large, so they were not easily portable when filled. Thus, the wine-water mixture would be withdrawn from the krater with other vessels. Kraters were glazed on the interior to make the surface of the clay more or holding water, and possibly for aesthetic reasons, since the interior could easily be seen. A few forms of kraters are: column kraters, calyx kraters, volute kraters, and bell kraters.

column krater

calyx krater

volute krater

bell krater