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Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)

Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: Other: 13 1/4 × 16 in. (33.7 × 40.6 cm) Diameter: 15 × 6 1/4 in. (38.1 × 15.9 cm). Date: mid-fifth century B.C.. With only three figures and carefully selected and rendered details - the musical instruments, the drinking cup, the boots on the floor, the representation captures and characterizes a Classical symposium. The scene is noteworthy for its gravity.
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Title:
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Caption:
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: Other: 13 1/4 × 16 in. (33.7 × 40.6 cm) Diameter: 15 × 6 1/4 in. (38.1 × 15.9 cm). Date: mid-fifth century B.C.. With only three figures and carefully selected and rendered details - the musical instruments, the drinking cup, the boots on the floor, the representation captures and characterizes a Classical symposium. The scene is noteworthy for its gravity.
Technique/material:
Terracotta; red-figure
Period:
classical
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4400 x 3136 px | 39.5 MB
Print size:
37.3 x 26.6 cm | 14.7 x 10.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
BELLS • CLASSICAL • CLAY • EUROPE • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • KRATERS • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • TERRACOTTA • TERRACOTTA; RED-FIGURE • VASES • VESSELS