Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Kekrops Painter
ca. 410–400 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Obverse, bull being sacrificed Reverse, torch race The scenes on the krater probably refer to an Athenian festival dedicated to the god Hephaistos. An inscription indicates that the festival was either founded or reorganized about 421/420 B.C. Although little is known about it, the events included a torch race and the sacrifice of bulls, possibly by the victors in the race.
- Artist
- Kekrops Painter
- Date
- ca. 410–400 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, Attic
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Fletcher Fund, 1956
