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Cratère à décor de prothesis

Attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop
ca. 750–735 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 151
Dans la Grèce du premier millénaire av. J.-C., les tombes étaient signalées par de grands cratères (ou vases profonds) décorés de symboles funéraires. La partie principale du vase illustre la prothesis, ou exposition du mort sur un lit funéraire, entouré de sa maisonnée et de pleureuses. En dessous, le cortège de chars et de fantassins évoque peut-être les exploits militaires du défunt. Puisque les boucliers en forme de sablier et les chars de guerre n’étaient plus en usage à l’époque, la scène figure aussi le lignage glorieux du défunt.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Cratère à décor de prothesis
  • Artiste: Attribué à l'atelier Hirschfeld
  • Date: v. 750–735 av. J.-C.
  • Culture: Grec, Attique
  • Technique: Terre cuite
  • Dimensions: H. 108,3 cm
  • Crédits: Fonds Rogers, 1914
  • Accession Number: 14.130.14
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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