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

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last quarter of the 6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

One fragment has, below, the rim, ivy; at the left, ear of a horse; ears, top of the face, mane, and part of the neck of a frontal horse; part of the mane and right ear of a horse to right; a second fragment has the legs of horses and part of a chariot wheel to right; at the bottom right, tails of horses?; a third fragment has parts of five horse legs and two tails; a fourth fragment has part of the head, chest, and shoulder of a harnessed horse to right; head and upper body of a helmeted warrior to left, with a round shield; a fifth fragment has an unidentified subject

Artist

Unknown

Date

last quarter of the 6th 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