Calyx-krater, fragments

ca. 360–340 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 161

Portion of a garland.

Gnathian is a conventional term principally used for Apulian pottery in which polychrome decoration is applied to a black-glaze ground. The representation of the ransom of Hector was inspired by Aischylos' tragedy of the same name. The action is occurring on a stage, indicated by the horizontal lines below Hector's couch and footstool and the vertical tent supports. Priam kneels, clasping the legs of Achilles in supplication. The reverse shows figures executed in incision, with added white and yellow details.

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Title: Calyx-krater, fragments
Period: Late Classical
Date: ca. 360–340 BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian
Medium: Terracotta; added color
Dimensions: c: greatest H.3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); greatest width: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
Object Number: 10.210.17c
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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