Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Obverse and reverse, two warriors arming
As on the adjacent neck-amphora, the Kleophrades Painter here focuses his art on his human subjects and allows the larger narrative context of military activity to be supplied by their equipment. The emphasis is on grandeur, evident despite the object's fragmentary state. The four warriors, standing in relaxed poses, hold their weapons in a way that permits the artist to lavish exquisite detail on every form.
As on the adjacent neck-amphora, the Kleophrades Painter here focuses his art on his human subjects and allows the larger narrative context of military activity to be supplied by their equipment. The emphasis is on grandeur, evident despite the object's fragmentary state. The four warriors, standing in relaxed poses, hold their weapons in a way that permits the artist to lavish exquisite detail on every form.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
- Artist: Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 490 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
diameter 20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
- Object Number: 08.258.58
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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