Calyx-krater, fragments

Art Historical Context

This delicate fragment of a calyx-krater, a bell-shaped mixing bowl used in ancient Greek symposia to wine with water, hails from South Italy's Apulian region around 360–340 BCE. Craft in terracotta during the Late Classical period, exemplifies the vibrant pottery tradition of Greek colonists in Magna Graecia. Apulian vases like this one were often large, ornate vessels employed both in daily rituals and as grave offerings, reflecting the region's prosperous workshops that produced some of the finest red-figure ceramics of the era. Though only a small piece survives—measuring about 3¾ inches ...