Terracotta fragments of a column-krater (deep bowl)

Unknown

500–480 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The largest fragment is from the rim, neck, and shoulder of the krater; on the top of the rim, ivy; on each handle plate, a palmette; on the outer edge of the rim, an egg pattern; both handles are preserved, as is part of the neck; on the shoulder, a band of tongues; below, on the obverse, a draped male, leading a horse; one fragment from the reverse, with part of the band of tongues from the shoulder; below, an unidentified subject; two fragments from the rim and neck, with ivy on the top of the rim, and, on the outer edge of the rim, an egg pattern; one fragment from the outer edge of the rim, with part of the egg pattern; one black glaze fragment from the neck, with a bit of the tongues from the shoulder

Artist

Unknown

Date

500–480 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011