Marble fragment of a volute krater

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1st–2nd century CE · Marble · Greek and Roman Art

Large marble vases carved with figured reliefs are among the most spectacular objects produced in workshops that specialized in classicizing works for a sophisticated Roman clientele. This fragment includes one handle and part of the neck and shoulder of a volute krater that once must have decorated a Roman garden. A large mask of a bearded Dionysus adorns the base of the handle, while grape leaves carved in low relief spread out behind it.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–2nd century CE

Medium

Marble

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, David L. Klein Jr. Memorial Foundation Inc. and Nicholas S. Zoullas Gifts, 1997