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

last quarter of 6th century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Obverse and reverse, charioteer in a quadriga (four-horse chariot)

The chariot race was the most prestigious event at all the Panhellenic games held in Greece. Only the wealthiest could afford the four-horse chariot with professional driver needed to enter the competition. This picture of a quadriga ready to depart must have pleased the symposiasts whose wine was mixed in the krater.

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Title: Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Period: Archaic
Date: last quarter of 6th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions: H. 13 1/16 in. (33.2 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Julius Sachs, 1934
Object Number: 34.32.1
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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