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Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)

Attributed to the Kekrops Painter
ca. 410–400 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 159
Obverse, bull being sacrificed
Reverse, torch race

The scenes on the krater probably refer to an Athenian festival dedicated to the god Hephaistos. An inscription indicates that the festival was either founded or reorganized about 421/420 B.C. Although little is known about it, the events included a torch race and the sacrifice of bulls, possibly by the victors in the race.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Kekrops Painter
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: ca. 410–400 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
    diameter of mouth 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
    diameter of foot 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
  • Object Number: 56.171.49
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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