Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
Altar and wreaths below a grapevine
The motifs depicted here are more than purely decorative. The pendants reflect a contemporary predilection for embellishing vases with necklaces. This tradition continued even into Roman painting—note the Black Bedroom from Boscotrecase. The grapevine here alludes to Dionysos, god of wine, while the altar may indicate his connection with the theater.
The motifs depicted here are more than purely decorative. The pendants reflect a contemporary predilection for embellishing vases with necklaces. This tradition continued even into Roman painting—note the Black Bedroom from Boscotrecase. The grapevine here alludes to Dionysos, god of wine, while the altar may indicate his connection with the theater.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 350–300 BCE
- Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Gnathian
- Medium: Terracotta; applied color
- Dimensions: H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.446
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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