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Fragment of a terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl)

Attributed to the Black Fury Painter
ca. 400–380 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 161
The ransom of Hector and Apollo with a goddess

The larger fragment shows Priam, king of Troy, kneeling as he supplicates the Greek hero Achilles for the corpse of his son Hector. Behind Priam stands Hermes, the messenger god, identifiable by his winged boots. The male figure at the far left is probably an attendant of Priam. The second fragment shows Apollo, god of music, holding his kithara, a lyre used in performance. The seated female before him may be his sister Artemis. The painting is exceptional for the rich detail and polychromy as well as the characterization of the distraught Priam.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fragment of a terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Black Fury Painter
  • Period: Late Classical
  • Date: ca. 400–380 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: Overall: 7 3/4 x 9 1/16in. (19.7 x 23cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.195
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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