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

Pig Painter

ca. 475–465 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, man offering lyre and ball to boy Reverse, youth Part of a youth's education often came from an older mentor such as this man who offers to a young boy a lyre and a ball. Musical training was an essential part of Athenian education. Students learned to play the lyre, to recite poetry, and to dance.

Artist

Pig Painter

Date

ca. 475–465 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1941