Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Obverse, youth with amphora (jar) and kylix (drinking cup)
Reverse, youth with skyphos (deep drinking cup) and fillet (band)
The artistic personality of Myson is particularly apparent in the decoration of the vase. He refers to the past in the black-figure ornament on the obverse of the neck and in the slow motion of his figures. Modern and strikingly effective is his deployment of the revelers against the black-glaze background; their poses and the articulation of the forms appear to fullest advantage.
Reverse, youth with skyphos (deep drinking cup) and fillet (band)
The artistic personality of Myson is particularly apparent in the decoration of the vase. He refers to the past in the black-figure ornament on the obverse of the neck and in the slow motion of his figures. Modern and strikingly effective is his deployment of the revelers against the black-glaze background; their poses and the articulation of the forms appear to fullest advantage.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
- Artist: Attributed to Myson
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 480 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm)
diameter of mouth 12 1/16 in. (30.6 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.88.82
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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