▁in ▁black ▁figure ▁though ▁in ▁fact ▁almost ▁always ▁seen ▁in ▁red . ▁ ▁The ▁lower ▁body ▁is ▁sh aped ▁like ▁the ▁cal y x ▁of ▁a ▁flower , ▁and ▁the ▁foot ▁is ▁stepped . ▁ ▁The ▁ps yk ter - sh aped ▁v ase ▁fits ▁inside ▁it ▁so ▁well ▁sty list ically ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁might ▁have ▁often ▁been ▁made ▁as ▁a ▁set . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁always ▁made ▁with ▁two ▁robust ▁u pt urn ed ▁handles ▁position ed ▁on ▁opposite ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁body ▁or ▁" cul ". ▁ ▁Vol ute ▁kr ater ▁▁ ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁kr ater , ▁defined ▁by ▁vol ute - sh aped ▁handles , ▁was ▁invent ed ▁in ▁La con ia ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 6 th ▁century ▁BC , ▁then ▁adopted ▁by ▁Att ic ▁pot ters . ▁Its ▁production ▁was ▁carried ▁on ▁by ▁Gree ks ▁in ▁Ap ul ia ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁BC . ▁ ▁Its ▁shape ▁and ▁method ▁of ▁manufact ure ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁column ▁kr ater , ▁but ▁the ▁handles ▁are ▁unique : ▁to ▁make ▁each , ▁the ▁pot ter ▁would ▁have ▁first ▁made ▁two ▁side ▁spir als ▁(" vol utes ") ▁as ▁decor ative ▁dis ks , ▁then ▁attached ▁a ▁long ▁thin ▁sl ab ▁of ▁cl ay ▁around ▁them ▁both ▁forming ▁a ▁drum ▁with ▁fl anged ▁edges . ▁ ▁This ▁strip ▁would ▁then ▁have ▁been ▁continued ▁down ward ▁until ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁handle ▁where ▁the ▁pot ter