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

Orchard Painter

ca. 460 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

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.

Artist

Orchard Painter

Date

ca. 460 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1906