Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Obverse, Hermes and Poseidon pursuing women
Reverse, youth between two women, one carrying a torch
The amorous escapades of the Greek gods are familiar subjects on vases. The depiction on the reverse is more sober; the torch indicates the time of day. Both scenes are directly pertinent to the symposium, where the vase would have been used.
Reverse, youth between two women, one carrying a torch
The amorous escapades of the Greek gods are familiar subjects on vases. The depiction on the reverse is more sober; the torch indicates the time of day. Both scenes are directly pertinent to the symposium, where the vase would have been used.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
- Artist: Attributed to the Orchard Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 460 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: Other: 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
- Object Number: 06.1021.149
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Orchard Painter
mid-5th century BCE
Orchard Painter
ca. 460 BCE
Orchard Painter
ca. 460 BCE
Orchard Painter
ca. 460 BCE
Orchard Painter
460–450 BCE
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