What is "psykter"

n. An Ancient Greek pot with a bulbous body set on a high, narrow foot, used as a wine cooler.

A psykter (in Greek ψυκτήρ "cooler") is a type of Greek pot that is characterized by a bulbous body set on a high, narrow foot. It was used as a wine cooler. The psykter would be filled with wine, and then be placed in a krater full of cold water. The style was produced from the late sixth century to the middle part of the fifth century BC.