Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Culture: Greek, Corinthian. Dimensions: H. 10 15/16 in. (27.7 cm)diameter 13 7/8 in. (35.3 cm)width with handles 14 13/16 in. (37.7 cm). Date: ca. 625-600 B.C..Padded dancers, usually shown dancing and drinking, were a common theme in Corinthian vase painting. They were apparently ordinary people dressed in a special costume stuffed or padded to accentuate bellies and buttocks. On this vase they surround a wine krater on one side and play leapfrog on the other. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.