Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Karkinos Painter
ca. 500 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
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.
- Artist
- Karkinos Painter
- Date
- ca. 500 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, Attic
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1921
