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Status Currently Off View Department Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium Culture Ancient Greek Title Column-Krater (Mixing Bowl) Place Greece (Object made in) Dateĭates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. On the other side are three youths also in himatia – that on the left faces right, that in the middle also right, that on the right faces left. On the left, the youth is facing right and gesturing with his left hand next, a youth with a lyre is also facing to the right then a youth gesturing strongly and raising his stick as he leans to the right but with feet out-turned on the far right a final youth facing left, with a stick. Museum purchase with funds from the Volunteer Board Endowment Fund and the Curriculum Support Fund, 1988.On the front of this vase are four youths in himatia. Again, two female attendants look on.īlack Figure Column Krater, ca. The other side has a battle scene, two warriors fight over the body of a fallen third. On one side, a wedding scene is painted with bride and groom in a four-horse chariot, accompanied by two women attendants and a musician playing a lyre. It is a complicated process, but put simply, the main decorative elements and figures are painted with a slip that turns black in the firing process. This krater is highly decorated with both designs and figural groupings in the Black Figure technique.

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