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

Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Obverse, warrior and quadriga (four-horse chariot) with driver
Reverse, Dionysos and two maenads

The scene on the obverse shows a four-horse chariot from which a warrior has dismounted in order to fight. The painter seems to have a predilection for effects of glaze on a reserved background—note the armor of the charioteer and, on the reverse, the black kantharos (drinking cup with high handles) of Dionysos.

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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