Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 13 in. (33 cm)diameter 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm). Date: ca. 520-510 B.C..Within the mouth, ships and dolphinsOn the body, obverse, the struggle between Herakles and Apollo for the Delphic tripod; reverse, onlookersRepresentations of Herakles' attempt to seize the tripod from the oracle of Apollo at Delphi were popular in Attic vase-painting from the end of the sixth century B.C. to the mid-fifth. In addition to featuring the local hero, Herakles, they afforded artists the opportunity to depict two male figures in motion. This challenge particularly interested practitioners of the newly introduced red-figure technique, but it also spurred black-figure artists who wished to remain up-to-date. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 13 in. (33 cm)diameter 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm). Date: ca. 520-510 B.C..Within the mouth, ships and dolphinsOn the body, obverse, the struggle between Herakles and Apollo for the Delphic tripod; reverse, onlookersRepresentations of Herakles' attempt to seize the tripod from the oracle of Apollo at Delphi were popular in Attic vase-painting from the end of the sixth century B.C. to the mid-fifth. In addition to featuring the local hero, Herakles, they afforded artists the opportunity to depict two male figures in motion. This challenge particularly interested practitioners of the newly introduced red-figure technique, but it also spurred black-figure artists who wished to remain up-to-date. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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