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

Cleveland Painter

ca. 460–450 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

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

Obverse, satyrs treading grapes in the presence of Dionysos Reverse, satyrs and maenad This scene is another in which satyrs perform human tasks; here is one for which they are particularly qualified. The representation is significant as an illustration of the equipment that was used in ancient Attica.

Artist
Cleveland Painter
Date
ca. 460–450 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Greek, Attic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1941

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