Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Lydos
Date: ca. 550 BCE
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 22 3/16 x 27 1/4 in. (56.4 x 69.3 cm); diameter 23 1/16 in. (58.6 cm)
Classification: Vases
Culture: Greek, Attic
Period: Archaic
Themes: Dionysus, Maenads, Satyrs
Fletcher Fund, 1931
Met highlightDate range
-550 – -550
Largest dimension
69.3 cm
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