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

Unknown

third quarter of the sixth century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

At the juncture of the neck and shoulder, a band of tongues; helmeted Athena to right, wearing her aegis, holding a spear in her right hand, with her left arm extended; ivy branch; part of a round shield (Gigantomachy?)

Artist

Unknown

Date

third quarter of the sixth 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