Terracotta fragment of a krater (deep bowl)?

Unknown

late 5th/early 4th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Head and upper torso of a helmeted warrior advancing to right, with a shield in his left hand, seen from the inside, and spear in his right, with a baldric; behind the helmeted warrior, right hand of a second warrior, to left, holding a spear; below the round shield, leg of a horse?

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 5th/early 4th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, South Italian, Lucanian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

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