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

Attributed to a painter of the Mannerist Group
ca. 460 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 156
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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