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Eros, God of Love (00:49:32) 798 views
Fragment of a terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Two fragments of a terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl)
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This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 171
Above, athletes practicing with trainersBelow, obverse, Eos pursuing Tithonos;reverse, youth with two spears pursuing womanKraters with decoration in two superposed friezes occur rather rarely in the second half of the fifth century B.C. Usually the two zones are comparable in height. Here, the lower zone functions as a predella. The combination of subjects is noteworthy: athletes training in the primary frieze, abduction scenes below.
Said to be from Capua
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