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

Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy

mid-fifth century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

With only three figures and carefully selected and rendered details - the musical instruments, the drinking cup, the boots on the floor, the representation captures and characterizes a Classical symposium. The scene is noteworthy for its gravity.

Artist

Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy

Date

mid-fifth century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Sylvia de Cuevas, 2013