Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)

Attributed to the Bolsena Group
ca. 250 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 170
This vase was intentionally perforated before firing, to render it not functional for the living, as were two other vases in this case (96.9.169 and 06.1021.250).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Bolsena Group
  • Period: Hellenistic
  • Date: ca. 250 BCE
  • Culture: Etruscan
  • Medium: Terracotta; Volsinian Silvered Ware
  • Dimensions: H. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); diameter of body 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
  • Object Number: 06.1021.256
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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