Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl)

Unknown

ca. 350–300 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Altar and wreaths below a grapevine The motifs depicted here are more than purely decorative. The pendants reflect a contemporary predilection for embellishing vases with necklaces. This tradition continued even into Roman painting—note the Black Bedroom from Boscotrecase. The grapevine here alludes to Dionysos, god of wine, while the altar may indicate his connection with the theater.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 350–300 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Gnathian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891