Cratere con prothesis

Attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 151

Nell’arte greca degli inizi del I millennio a.C., venivano utilizzati, come cippi funerari monumentali, grandi crateri (vasi alti) decorati con rappresentazioni funebri. La fascia principale del vaso illustra la prothesis, ovvero la disposizione del defunto: egli viene adagiato su un catafalco circondato dai familiari e dalle prefiche. La processione di carri e fanti nella fascia sottostante potrebbe alludere ai successi militari del defunto. Poiché gli scudi a forma di clessidra e i carri da guerra non erano più in uso, la scena intende evocare anche i gloriosi antenati del morto.

Terracotta krater, Attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta krater, Attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta krater, Attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta krater, Attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta krater, Attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta krater, Attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta krater, Attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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