Terracotta fragment of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
At the left, hand holding a sceptre?; unidentified object; neck, part of upper torso, and bent right arm, with hand holding a sceptre of a seated woman wearing an elaborated patterned garment; part of the lower back and thighs of a figure wearing an elaborately patterned garment, seated to right; part of a chariot rail and horse's tail?; a second fragment depicts; bit of the genitals and legs of a male to right, with a chlamys, wearing sandals or boots; youth to left, with a chlamys; his left arm is bent, and his right hand is holding a pair of spears; part of the leg and foot of a woman wearing an elaborately patterned garment
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta fragment of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
- Period: Classical
- Date: 440–425 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
- Object Number: 2011.604.2.747a, b
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Greek
3rd or 4th century BCE (?)
Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Gnathian
ca. 360–340 BCE
ca. 7th century BCE
Very close in style to the work of the Dolon Painter
ca. 400–360 BCE
Greek or Italic
4th–1st century BCE
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