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Volute Krater (Mixing Bowl)

A work made of terracotta, red-figure.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of terracotta, red-figure.

Date:

About 340 BCE

Artist:

Attributed to the Painter of Copenhagen 4223
Greek; Apulia, Italy

About this artwork

On the front of this vessel a young warrior and a tutor or philosopher are shown standing in a naiskos (tomb) surrounded by attendants with offerings; above them is the head of the mythical poet and singer, Orpheus.

On the back, another naiskos (tomb) is decorated with large white figures. Since the krater is a funerary vessel, these figures may be symbolic representations of the dead or they may depict marble statues of the tomb’s occupants.

Status

On View, Gallery 151

Department

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture

Ancient Greek

Title

Volute Krater (Mixing Bowl)

Place

Apulia (Object made in)

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340 BCE

Medium

terracotta, red-figure

Dimensions

78 × 4838.1 cm (30 3/4 × 18 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Katherine K. Adler Memorial Fund

Reference Number

1984.7

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