Terracotta fragment of a volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)

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late 6th century BCE/early 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

On the neck, a palestra scene: at the bottom left, foot of an athlete to right; genitals, right buttock, and legs of an athlete holding jumping weights; draped male to right, looking over his right shoulder, with his right arm extended; part of a column; at the shoulder, a band of tongues; below, on the body, start of handle root

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 6th century BCE/early 5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011