Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Obverse, youth putting on armor, surrounded by two men and a woman
Reverse, youth with Nike (the personification of victory) and elderly man
On one side of this vase, a youth dons the armor of a hoplite (foot soldier) in preparation for military service. On the other side, he returns victorious to be greeted by a winged Nike.
Reverse, youth with Nike (the personification of victory) and elderly man
On one side of this vase, a youth dons the armor of a hoplite (foot soldier) in preparation for military service. On the other side, he returns victorious to be greeted by a winged Nike.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
- Artist: Attributed to a painter of the Mannerist Group
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 460 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: Overall: 17 9/16 x 17 3/4in. (44.6 x 45cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
- Object Number: 10.210.14
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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