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

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

One fragment has part of the lower torso, buttocks, and part of the heel of a warrior to right, with a scabbard, wearing a chitoniskos, with his right arm bent, holding a spear; the right elbow of the warrior interrupts the panel border, which is comprised of degenerate ivy; two other fragments depict the bent arm, lower back, and buttocks of a warrior to left with a scabbard, wearing a chitoniskos, with his foot interrupting the panel border, which is comprised of degenerate ivy

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 6th/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