Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 14 3/16 in. (36 cm); diameter of mouth 15 1/16 in. (38.2 cm). Date: ca. 450-440 B.C..Obverse, kitharode and three male listenersReverse, three youthsThe principal scene shows a young man performing for three listeners. The instrument is a kithara, the type of lyre used for formal presentation. The artist's concern is to convey the response of each figure, from the deep introversion of the seated man to the gesture of the person behind him. This representation is characteristically classical in its emphasis on a state of being rather than on a narrative event. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 14 3/16 in. (36 cm); diameter of mouth 15 1/16 in. (38.2 cm). Date: ca. 450-440 B.C..Obverse, kitharode and three male listenersReverse, three youthsThe principal scene shows a young man performing for three listeners. The instrument is a kithara, the type of lyre used for formal presentation. The artist's concern is to convey the response of each figure, from the deep introversion of the seated man to the gesture of the person behind him. This representation is characteristically classical in its emphasis on a state of being rather than on a narrative event. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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