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

Attributed to the Menelaos Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Obverse, three revelers
Reverse, three youths

The figures on each side are essentially the same, except that those on the obverse have the attributes of revelers: they wear wreaths, the first youth carries a skyphos (deep drinking cup), and the second plays the flute; music of the lyre and flute was often part of a symposium (drinking party).

Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Attributed to the Menelaos Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Attributed to the Menelaos Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Attributed to the Menelaos Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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