Terracotta fragments of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
One fragment has, below, the rim, ivy; at the left, ear of a horse; ears, top of the face, mane, and part of the neck of a frontal horse; part of the mane and right ear of a horse to right; a second fragment has the legs of horses and part of a chariot wheel to right; at the bottom right, tails of horses?; a third fragment has parts of five horse legs and two tails; a fourth fragment has part of the head, chest, and shoulder of a harnessed horse to right; head and upper body of a helmeted warrior to left, with a round shield; a fifth fragment has an unidentified subject
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta fragments of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
- Period: Archaic
- Date: last quarter of the 6th century BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
- Object Number: 2011.604.3.627a–e
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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