Terracotta fragments of a column-krater (deep bowl)

500–480 BCE
Not on view
One fragment from the handle plate, with three up and down elongated palmettes; two fragments from the shoulder, with part of an egg pattern at the juncture of the neck and shoulder; three fragments with parts of rays; the largest fragment has, on the obverse, in between two satyrs, the lower legs of a draped maenad to right; the panel border is comprised of ivy; below, zig zag with alternating up and down chevrons; band of black glaze; rays; on the reverse, part of a draped maenad in between two satyrs; the panel border is comprised of ivy; one fragment with a band of zig zag alternating with up and down chevrons; another fragment with a bit of the ivy from the panel border and the zig zag and chevron ornament; a fragment with black glaze, an incised line, and the top of the reserve band from the zig zag and chevron ornament

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Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta fragments of a column-krater (deep bowl)
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: 500–480 BCE
  • Culture: Etruscan
  • Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.604.10.220a–m
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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