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

Unknown

440–425 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

At the left, hand holding a sceptre?; unidentified object; neck, part of upper torso, and bent right arm, with hand holding a sceptre of a seated woman wearing an elaborated patterned garment; part of the lower back and thighs of a figure wearing an elaborately patterned garment, seated to right; part of a chariot rail and horse's tail?; a second fragment depicts; bit of the genitals and legs of a male to right, with a chlamys, wearing sandals or boots; youth to left, with a chlamys; his left arm is bent, and his right hand is holding a pair of spears; part of the leg and foot of a woman wearing an elaborately patterned garment

Artist

Unknown

Date

440–425 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