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–A.D. 1 Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) Attributed to
–A.D. 1 Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) Attributed to
Possibly between 1787-1790, acquired by Sir William Hamilton (British Envoy and Plenipotentiary at the court of Naples), Naples; from the late 1780’s to 1801, possibly in the collection of Sir William Hamilton; 1801-1917, vase and lid probably in the possession of the Hope Family, at Deepdene, Surrey, England (1801-1831 with Thomas Hope; 1831-1862 with Henry Thomas Hope; 1862-1877 with Mrs
Knob from the lid of a neck-amphora, joins lid of 17.230.14 ca. 540 BCE Calyx-krater
Roman literary sources describe elite private banquets as a kind of feast for the senses, during which the host strove to impress his guests with extravagant fare, luxurious tableware, and diverse forms of entertainment, all of which were enjoyed in a lavishly adorned setting.
cup, unlike the Greek practice of communal mixing for the entire party in a large krater
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Courtly and Astrological Motifs late 12th–early 13th century Terracotta column-krater
Medusa is a deadly and cryptic other, but she is also ubiquitous, with an undeniable energy that inspired artists to repeat her semblance and story in diverse ways across literature, lore, and art through ancient Greece, Rome, and beyond.
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) Brygos Painter ca. 480 BCE Terracotta column-krater
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marble stele (grave marker) of a youth Greek, Attic ca. 530 BCE Terracotta column-krater
Excavated at the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor, Boscoreale, about a mile from Pompeii (Cavenaghi 1901, p. 5; Barnabei 1901, pp. 71-81). 1899-1900, frescoes excavated by Vincenzo de Prisco; [until 1903, with Cesare and Ercole Canessa, Naples and Paris]; acquired in 1903, purchased from C
–A.D. 1 Terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl) Attributed to the Dolon Painter
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Kalyx krater with reliefs of maidens and dancing maenads (23.184): Photograph by
In the seventh and sixth centuries B.C., and especially in the first half of the sixth century B.C., Sparta and its region, Laconia, had its own workshops in several genres of artistic craft, such as vase painting, metalwork, ivory and bone carving, and even stone sculpture.
The greatest assets of Lakonian workshops are large kraters (mixing bowls) and smaller