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

Unknown

460–440 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Three draped woman, each wearing a chiton and himation; the woman on the right has an earring, and a polos on her head, which is ornamented with a band of running figures; top of the head of Hermes? wearing a petasos (Return of Persephone?); the smallest fragment depicts part of the collar of the chiton of Athena and snakes from her aegis

Artist

Unknown

Date

460–440 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