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

Attributed to the Karkinos Painter
ca. 500 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 154
Obverse, mounted Amazons
Reverse, symposium

Five men reclining on cushions are shown conversing at a symposium (drinking party). Two guests usually shared one couch, but in this abbreviated view the legs of the couches are missing so everyone appears to be on a single long cushion.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Karkinos Painter
  • Period: Late Archaic
  • Date: ca. 500 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: H. with handles 20 9/16 in. (52.2 cm)
    H. without handles 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
    diameter of mouth 15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
  • Object Number: 21.88.74
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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