Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 17 13/16 in. (45.2 cm)diameter of mouth 13 15/16 in. (35.4 cm). Date: ca. 460 B.C..Obverse, warrior and quadriga (four-horse chariot) with driverReverse, Dionysos and two maenadsThe scene on the obverse shows a four-horse chariot from which a warrior has dismounted in order to fight. The painter seems to have a predilection for effects of glaze on a reserved background--note the armor of the charioteer and, on the reverse, the black kantharos (drinking cup with high handles) of Dionysos. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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