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

Unknown

500 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

On the lip, leftward key; on the neck, filleted, draped youth to left, with his arms extended, standing in front of two horses; charioteer to right, looking back to the youth standing behind him; the charioteer is mounting the chariot, holding the reins in his hands; hindquarters of two harnessed horses to right; below, black glaze

Artist

Unknown

Date

500 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