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

Mannerist Group

ca. 460 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, youth putting on armor, surrounded by two men and a woman Reverse, youth with Nike (the personification of victory) and elderly man On one side of this vase, a youth dons the armor of a hoplite (foot soldier) in preparation for military service. On the other side, he returns victorious to be greeted by a winged Nike.

Artist

Mannerist Group

Date

ca. 460 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1910