The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)

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

This artwork is not on display

Description

Obverse, libation at the departure of a warrior
Reverse, two youths and a woman

The scene probably shows a family gathered to say farewell to a departing warrior. The woman holds a phiale (libation bowl) to pour an offering.
References

Richter, Gisela M.A. 1927. "Recent Accessions in the Classical Department." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 22(1): p. 20.
See also
Who
Orchard Painter (5)
What
Clay (23,649)

Vessels (21,921)

Vases (8,895)

Terracotta (8,373)

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Where
Europe (148,587)

Greece (6,287)
When
1000 B.C.-A.D. 1 (23,148)
In the Museum
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Ancient Greece, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.