Calyx-krate
ca. 440 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
Other: 14 1/16 x 13 15/16 in. (35.7 x 35.4 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Classical
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1906
Accession Number
06.1021.173
Art Historical Context
Behold the **Calyx-krater**, masterful terracotta vessel crafted around 440 BCE by the enigmatic Painter of the Louvre Centromachy, an anonymousic artist named for his dynamic depictions of centauromachies—epic battles between humans and mythical centaurs. This Classical Greek vase, standing at 14 1/16 x 13 15/16 inches, exemplifies the red-figure technique, where figures emerge in rich orange clay against a glossy black background painted with refined slip. Its distinctive calyx shape, resembling a flower bud, allowed it to serve as a grand mixing bowl for wine and water during symposia, the ...