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

Unknown

540–530 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Mounted warrior to right, wearing a chitoniskos and greaves, with his himation draped around his shoulders; in front of the mounted warrior and horse, a warrior to right, wearing a cuirass, chitoniskos and himation, and scabbard, holding a spear in his right hand and holding a shield in his left; the shield has a tripod as a shield device; part of the shield and scabbard of a warrior to left

Artist

Unknown

Date

540–530 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