Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Nausicaä Painter
2nd quarter of the 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Obverse, victorious charioteer and the goddess Nike Reverse, woman with torches between two men Nike awarded victory in athletic contests and in war. Here a charioteer with surging horses is approached by the winged goddess who holds out the prize wreath.
- Artist
- Nausicaä Painter
- Date
- 2nd quarter of the 5th century BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, Attic
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1941
