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

Attributed to a painter of the Mannerist Group

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.

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Attributed to a painter of the Mannerist Group, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Attributed to a painter of the Mannerist Group, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Attributed to a painter of the Mannerist Group, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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